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  1. namjiwankaur

    Sufism Quote On Spiritual Languages Of Religion

    Sat nam _/|\_ For those who think that all Sufis promote Islam as "the only religion", Lex Hixon will be a big surprise. He was able to be deeply immersed in several traditions during his lifetime. What I quote below shows that if we stop looking at the languages of different religions and...
  2. namjiwankaur

    Opinion Religion In College: How Has Your Faith Changed?

    Huff Post had an interesting article on how college education effects a person's religious beliefs and practices. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/religion-in-college-how-has-your-faith-changed-in-college_n_1853154.html?utm_hp_ref=religion&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008#slide=1464815...
  3. N

    Boyfriend Changing Religion

    Hi I am a Hindu girl, no Sikh. I have grown up in Europe and done my studies here. My boyfriend is a Punjabi and has proposed me many times for marriage. After finishing my bachelors I have agreed for marriage. All of a sudden he has turned into A Sikh\ Rishi and Vegan. I was shocked to...
  4. findingmyway

    Sikhs Are Techno Savvy And The New Fly Right App For Airports

    Sikhs don’t make much religion news. They don’t go on TV announcing their intention to burn Korans; they don’t loudly forecast apocalypse; and they have not had to defend their faith as one of them races to be president of the United States. But the Sikh community caught my...
  5. A

    General Sikh R'nB Singer "Jay Sean" On How Much His Religion Means To Him

    My dear Sikhi brothers and sisters winkingmunda I was SUPER impressed and inspired by this interview of the famous R'n'B singer Jay Sean speaking about his religion (I never knew he was a Sikh!): Jay Sean on Sikhism - YouTube Is it not refreshing to find a young man in the music...
  6. H

    Is Sikhism A Religion?

    OK for days now there is a question that's been bothering me. Is Sikhism a religion? here is my reasoning for that. In Sikh faith it is said to believe that there is no caste, creeds, "religion". All are equal correct,? So than why is it that Sikhism is considers a religion". Some may...
  7. Archived_Member16

    India Religion-neutral Marriage Certificates Likely

    Religion-neutral marriage certificates likely PTI | Feb 21, 2012, 04.16AM IST NEW DELHI: The government is working on a proposal to provide religion-neutral marriage certificates to people following demands by minority groups, including Sikhs, who are shown as Hindus in official documents...
  8. R

    Hinduism We Should Not Try To Divide People In Religion, Ethnicity, Financial Status, Profession And Interest

    We should not try to divide the people in religion, ethnicity, financial status, profession and interest ---- Swami Sumedhanand (Chambe Wale) Phagwara, February 20, 2012: (Rajneesh Madhok) Today in the premises of Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Phagwara on the occasion of Shivratri...
  9. Archived_Member16

    India Over 9,000 Deras In Punjab, Some As Old As Sikh Religion Itself

    Over 9,000 deras in Punjab, some as old as Sikh religion itself Amrita Chaudhry - Indian Express - Sat Jan 28 2012, 03:18 hrs Ludhiana : Deras or sects are not new either to Punjab or the Sikh religion. With eyes on the January 30 polls, leaders are making a beeline for the deras where a...
  10. Archived_Member16

    Canada CANADA: PM Plays Politics With Religion

    CANADA: PM plays politics with religion January 28, 2012 Haroon Siddiqui - The Toronto Star It is wrong to accuse Stephen Harper of mixing church and state just because he wants to promote religious freedom worldwide. First, church and state are not all that separate in Canada. Why...
  11. A

    How To Define "Respect" For Other Religions?

    "Do not say that the Vedas and the Koran (semitic books i.e. Bible, Torah and Qur'an) are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false." Guru Granth Sahib page 1350 We know that Guru Nanak exhorted Hindus to be good Hindus and Muslims to be good Muslims. My question is, how does this...
  12. C

    FAQs Question Regarding Other Religions As Friends

    Although we as Sikhs are supposed to respect all religions. However in todays world many Sikhs have a friends that are Muslim, Hindu etc. I do myself. But do we keep history in mind while having these people as friends. For example Muslims killed and betrayed many Sikhs, which is why we're told...
  13. ohhcuppycakee

    USA Okay To Bully Based On Religion

    http://michiganmessenger.com/53702/senate-passes-license-to-bully-legislation Senate passes ‘license to bully’ legislation Advocates for a law to prohibit bullying and provide school districts with the tools to address the problem were dealt a stinging rebuke Wednesday morning in the...
  14. R

    Religion

    SAT SRI AKAAL, This article has no reference and is written way it has come, so contradiction can not be resolved, just writing the way religion reveals Any contents found inappropriate please reject. "Bhul Chuk Maaf" We are created beings and have no creative power, learning the...
  15. Ambarsaria

    How Vast Is The Creator? Do All Religions Reside There?

    Probably very minuscule of the total creator that is resides in all of us. Maybe just enough that we can recognize consonance in creation and live accordingly. So why is there the following saying, “To find God/Creator you got to see inside of yourself first.” Does it make sense? I...
  16. Archived_Member16

    Opinion Religion And Politics

    Religion and politics Should spiritual leaders enter politics? It would be better if they didn’t, writes Deepak Chopra I think it’s fair to say that there’s good reason to keep God out of politics. Religion and politics are both combustible subjects, and throwing them into each...
  17. spnadmin

    Humanism Religion, Secular Morality And Slavery

    Did Secular Morality Shame Religion Into Condemning Slavery? by MATT J. ROSSANO Slavery's depravity is so obvious to us today that it obscures the collective mental conversion required to achieve this bit of moral clarity. This conversion entailed a titanic shift from seeing slavery as...
  18. spnadmin

    10 Years After 9/11: Has Religion Driven Us Apart Or Drawn Us Together?

    Two religious responses from the days immediately following the attacks of 9/11 demonstrate how religion has been both a divisive and unifying force in America over the last ten years. The first was from Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell who assigned blame for the attacks to God who, they...
  19. Ajuni

    Philosophy Vs Religion. What Are Your Insights?

    Sat Sri Akal to all! I would like to gain some insight towards the following topic, please and thank you. To my understanding Sikhi is not a religion, it is a philosphy - a philosphy of denouncing religions and understanding that god is one and god is within. simply to praise god and...
  20. K

    Where To Start Learning About The Sikh Religion And Philosophy

    Hi, I'm interested in learning about the Sikh religion and philosophy. The very limited amount of information I've read has led me here and I'd like a guiding hand as to what to read and who to talk to? Thanks Ben (link is to my facebook if anyone wants to add me). (About me: 31, M, Uk...
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