Dear Nim_23,
I would love to comment on this, but not being of
Sikh faith, I am afraid that other members of this forum might feel that I should not be posting a message on this topic....
Please allow me to share my comments with you:
I am of roman catholic faith and have in the past experienced so many stereotypes just between catholic and protestant. Many - of course not all - still feel that it would be much easier and clearer to marry within one's own faith - or one's corner of one's faith. I currently work in a consulting company that provides "diversity training" to help companies to better deal with differences in the workplace, and unfortunately religion is one of the factors that divides people. The more I learn about other religions the more I start to appreciate certain aspects of a variety of religions. Knowledge is the first step to build bridges across cultures and religions. Wouldn't marrying outside of one's own faith be a wonderful way to teach one's children that not only religion but also the character of a person, the things a person does for community, how a person treats people who are different from themselves should count?
Again, I apologize if any members feel that not being a
Sikh does not really give me the right to speak to this topic.
Thank you!
Eva
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Originally Posted by Nim_23 A friend questioned me on this topic... "Is is a SIN for a Sikh to marry a NON- Sikh regardless on whether or not the Sikh converts to his/her partners religion."
I hope that we can have an open discussion about this and I can eventually get a right answer to it...
QUESTION:
Q1) Is it a sin for a Sikh to marry a non- Sikh even though he stays in Sikhism and his partner remains in her religion?
Q2) Is it a sin for a Sikh to marry a non- Sikh and converts to his partner's religion?
Q3) Any other comments. Open discussion. |