Recent content by dalsingh

Re: eating flesh? I must say, this is the most bizzare question I have read on any Sikh forum to date. Are you serious Greenjuice?

Good God!

By this I mean that many western states use broad concepts as planks to try and beat other nations with. In my opinion they are playing to a stereotype of western civilisation and "other" savagery/barbarity. The usual planks are womens rights, democracy and gay rights. Some state governments...

My concept is based on spending most of my life living in England. That is 30+ years. In that time I have met gay teachers, many gay work collegues and have had neighbours who are homosexual. As a partial outsider I can say that by and large gayness is accepted in many parts of London at least...

That's the thing libcan. This is not coming from any genuine concern about gays but political/cultural pressure. India, the place that treats cows better than many humans all of a sudden is concerned about gay rights? Yeah right. I don't begrudge gay people humane treatment but India seems...

Fair point. However, Brasil still isn't trying to score cultural/political points from it.

This was not what I was implying at all. Making a big political deal about homosexual rights IS VERY WESTERN now however. Forget the rights of sovereign states when it comes to invasions, but make an issue about protecting homosexuals to portray yourselves as civilised against anti homosexual...

I think like every other issue, it would have Sikhs at each others throats arguing like crazy...lol...it's funny because it's so true! We have no truly accepted "central board" to judicate on such matters (if they are required). The Akal Takhat seems to have a new jathedars every other year...

I am going to answer these last few comments. KDS ji, I am going to be frank here. And I say this without the type of malice towards Hindus/Hinduism that some Sikh people project. The simple fact is that from what I have seen, Hindu society in general seems to have strong sycophantic...

I agree. I think the martyrdom of Christ being of paramount importance to early Christian preachers caused them to utilise a symbol for the faith that would constantly keep this in the mind of their flock. I wonder when it became undisputedly accepted as the corporate symbol of the faith? Was it...

I'm not trying to dodge any question. I am just trying to fathom why people are all of a sudden presuming that Sikhism condones homosexuality amongst its adherents? So far all I have seen is the argument that silence (on the part of our scriptures and literature) may suggest acceptance (that...

Following your logic, the fact that the Gurus did not mention paedophilia and bestiality implies they are acceptable in Sikhi. This is clearly outside values/norms being transposed on Sikhi? Where does this stop?

I have no hatred of homosexuals. In fact some of the kindest, most helpful people I have met in my professional life have been gay. That being said, it is false to say Sikhism accepts homosexuality practice amongst its adherents. The argument that no comments are made towards homosexuality...

Behind such stories is an attempt to rouse people needlessly. There are those of a complex in the UK, that feel that immigrants are treated preferentialy to indigenous people. This sentiment has ben exploited to great effect. The BNP (a neo nazi group) recently won 2 seats in the Euro...

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