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  1. K

    How Much Meat Do We Eat? Consumption Statistics

    http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/321/1/Meat-consumption-statistics.html How much meat do we eat? Consumption statistics As I was driving out in the country recently, I looked out over hills that were totally denuded of native vegetation - just pastures and paddocks, most of them...
  2. Archived_Member16

    Controversial Gurdwaras 'Breaking The Sikh Code' On Meat And Alcohol

    Temples 'breaking the Sikh code' on meat and alcohol By Aftab Gulzar BBC Asian Network Some gurdwaras in the UK are going against their religion by serving meat and alcohol on their premises, according to an association of Sikh followers. The UK Sangat, an association of Sikh followers...
  3. spnadmin

    The Word Become Flesh (Interview With Khushwant Singh)

    The Word Become Flesh The Sunset Club, says the indefatigable Khushwant Singh, 96, is his swansong. Or so he says. Sheela Reddy on Khushwant Singh But why?” I ask Khushwant Singh when he firmly pronounces that his sixth and latest novel, The Sunset Club, will be his last. “I am...
  4. Chaan Pardesi

    UK Harrow Urges To Consider NON Halal Meat

    HARROW Council has urged all headteachers in the borough to consider a non-Halal meat option in schools. Angry parents and religious leaders have accused schools of ignoring the rights of non-Muslim parents and their children by making Halal the only meat option in secondary schools. The...
  5. B

    Girls Forced Into The Flesh Trade, What Can Be Done?

    Jalandhar, Punjab: The lure of greener pastures, coupled with the nexus of a fake travel agent, has landed two girls into the vicious circle of forcible prostitution. The girls have been trapped at Singapore since June 19. President of Lok Bhalai Party, Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, lodged a...
  6. Admin

    Buddhism Buddhism And Vegetarianism: Would Siddhartha Eat Meat?

    Many people look to Siddhartha Gautama as an example of someone who attained nirvana, a buddha. Every other week in this column we look at what it might be like if Siddhartha was on his spiritual journey today. How would he combine Buddhism and dating? How would he handle stress in the...
  7. Gyani Jarnail Singh

    What Will They Do With All That Meat?

    Plans to sacrifice more than 500,000 animals during a two-day religious festival in Nepal this month have met with the wrath of animal rights activists, who have called for the 300-year-old ritual to be banned. Every five years the tiny village of Bariyapur near Nepal’s southern border...
  8. Randip Singh

    Evolving Bigger Brains Through Cooking: A Q&A With Richard Wrangham

    KATHLEEN DOOHER A couple of million years ago or so, our hominid ancestors began exchanging their lowbrow looks for forehead prominence. The trigger for the large, calorie-hungry brains of ours is cooking, argues Richard W. Wrangham, the Ruth B. Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology at...
  9. Admin

    Sikhism A Debate On Meat Eating With Bhai Hari Singh Ji

    YouTube - Gurmat Ansar Maas Nirnay Part 1 YouTube - Gurmat Ansar Maas Nirnay Part 2 YouTube - Gurmat Ansar Maas Nirnay Part 3
  10. Admin

    FAQs Do Sikhs Eat Meat?

    There are no restrictions against eating meat in Sikhism. One small exception is that Sikhs are not supposed to eat food offered to God. As in any other religion, there are Sikhs who choose to be vegetarian.
  11. Randip Singh

    SGPC Demands Clarity On Meat Served In Eateries

    SGPC demands clarity on meat served in eateries Ninety Percent Of The Non-vegetarian Food Served In Hotels, By Railways Is ‘Halal’ CHANDIGARH: If you are ‘religiously’ sensitive and sentimental about what you eat, then the SGPC, the apex body of Sikhs has come to your rescue this time. In a...
  12. G

    Eating Human Flesh?

    what about eating human flesh in Sikhism? as long as the human was not ritually slaughtered, of course... maybe it would be preferable to kill the human by Jhatka method.. (although i don't see the logic there, because Jhatka is hindu method of sacrificing animals to Kali, but ok) the question...
  13. Setarah

    General Is Eating Meat Allowed In Sikhism?

    Sat Sri Akal 2 all, I've got a question.. I've always been wondering this.. Couldn't get a clear anwser on my question.. But is eating meat allowed in Sikhism? As far as I know.. it is allowed.. But why do some Sikhs prefer to be vegeterian then? Hope u can help me out with this ( btw this...
  14. K

    Sikh News Man Enters Golden Temple With Meat

    Man enters Golden Temple with meat Amritsar, May 25 A man allegedly entered the Golden Temple here with meat but was held by SGPC volunteers for the “sacrilegious” act, an SGPC official said today. “A man was yesterday held with meat in the pious community kitchen of the Golden Temple in...
  15. H

    I Still Can't Find Peace On This Meat V.s. Vegetarian Issue

    I have read both sides of the argument for and against eating meat, but there are still many unanswered questions. For example: If it is wrong for sikhs to eat meat then how come we use musical instruments that are constructed in part by animal skin? I have many more questions like this as well...
  16. L

    Islam Why Not Halal Meat?

    Can anyone please clear this matter with me: Why halal meat is not allow in Sikh religion? me, the ignorant
  17. stupidjassi

    Meat Issue Solved

    ABwiKAw kw kuTw bkrw Kwxw ] abhaakhiaa kaa kut(h)aa bakaraa khaanaa || They eat the meat of the goats, killed after the Muslim prayers are read over them, OK So i think i have finally solved MEAT ISSUE Mystery. Look at the above line at Page No. 472. IT...
  18. Astroboy

    Why No Meat Served In Gurdwara

    After reading the thread, "Fools who wrangle over flesh" - my question is:- http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/essays-on-sikhism/8828-fools-who-wrangle-over-flesh.html Why no meat is served in Gurdwaras ? Could it be because of this :- Health Benefits of A Vegetarian Diet | DoItYourself.com
  19. Admin

    Meat Topics Closed

    Most of the similar topics on Meat have been closed as all seem to go nowhere. If anybody has something to say they can share their views under single topic still open under Sikh Youth section ie Fools Rangle Over Flesh. New topics on meat eating will be removed without warning.
  20. S

    Animals And Vegetables

    I usually come across many people who eat meat and say that " if we humans did not eat meat, animals would over-populate the world and cause problems." I think that this is just an excuse, is it? Also, i hear that you cannot get all the nutrients in your body without eating meat which I already...
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