Talk:Mahikari

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Contents 1 Sukyo Mahikari article 2 Independant research 3 Controversies 4 Updated wikipage 5 Compare and contrast

[edit] Sukyo Mahikari article

What do people think about adding information about each of the Mahikari groups under separate headings. I see a heading called Sukyo Mahikari already started. It would be quite informative to have expanded information on each of the groups Skeptomai 07:31, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

I suggest this article not be merged with Sukyo Mahikari. Sukyo Mahikari is one of breakaway groups from the original Okada sect.

User:Skeptomai 4 Nov 06

[edit] Independant research

It is good to see this article has been expanded to include information that can be verified from independant research. Lets keep up the good work. The subject of Japanese New Religions is a very interesting area and only the surface has been scratched - there are hundreds. Will look forward to seeing more well researched and wikified articles.

User:AltairCosmo 2 Aug 2006

[edit] Controversies

The page as it exists now describes only how Mahikari see themselves, as objective fact. The history and origin of the group is disputed by its critics. There are also some contoversial practices which are not mentioned, such as rejection of modern medicine, apocalyptic beliefs, non-conventional views of history, geography and linguistics, ideological connection to the AUM sect, and much more.

213.184.192.82 09:00, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

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For more information about Mahikari, please go to this site.

www.sukyomahikarieurope.org

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An alternative perspective[1]

This seems to have the main features of a cult, which should also be reflected in the main article. Including the freely available reports of members of this cult who have escaped is truly neutral. The alternative perspective (above), or perhaps the free book [2] would be a good source. According to NPOV is seems wise to present both views in detail.

User:Pb1 7 October 2006

[edit] Updated wikipage

An updated and active page on SM can be found at sukyo_mahikari wiki page.

[edit] Compare and contrast

I have spent some time with several related articles (in addition to sukyo_mahikari, see religions in japan, shinshukyo and yoshikazu okada). As you can see, there is still quite a bit of cite/reference work to do, facts to be separated from beliefs/pov, and facts to be consistent among the articles. Take a look and see what you think.Vontrotta 22:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)