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As American as Apple Pie?

An Insider's view of Nichiren ShoshuSandy McIntosh

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"THIS IS VULGAR," A. pronounced loudly into my ear. "This is vulgarity itself." We were standing under an arch in the gymnasium of a public school in Manhattan in June 1971. Fifteen clean-cut, energetic young men were waving their arms about vigorously, leading the audience in a song called "Have a Gohonzon,"* set to the Jewish song "Havah Nagila":

Have a Gohonzon,
Have a Gohonzon
Have a Gohonzon,
Chant jar awhile.
You'll find your life will be
Full oj vitality,
Watching your benefits
Grow in a pile ...

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