On the Soka Gakkai's sketchy recruiting in the early 1960s

From James Allen Dator's Soka Gakkai: Builders of the Third Civilization (1968):

She described for us how she and her Soka Gakkai friends had converted many Americans:

"You remember what was written in Time? Well, I'll tell you, it was true! In fact, it was worse than that! We would tell them, 'Before I'll sleep with you, come on to the temple.' Then, after they'd been baptized (gojukai), we'd leave them and they'd get mad and throw Gohonzonsama in the ditch. Or if they were real drunk, they'd take it on board and throw it in the harbor when they sailed away." (p. 53)

Why did these women engage in shakubuku in this unusual way? Divine favor was their basic aim, and the leaders told them that if they wanted to gain benefits, then they must perform shakubuku. They were told that not only would they thus benefit themselves and others, but in the process they would be helping bring about a truly happy, peaceful, and prosperous world.

The more things change, the more they remain the same...