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    Sects White Sikhs

    White Sikhs? As some of you may know, I'm a Caucasian female married to a Punjabi. I found Sikhism through him and follow accordingly to what he and my studies have taught me. However, I see images everywhere of white Sikh females wearing turbans, and having never seen an Indian Sikh female...
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    How Do You Deal With Discrimination From Your Own Family?

    I wasn't sure where to put this thread so if it needs to be moved please do so :) As some of you already know, I was born into a Christian family and discovered Sikhism through my husband. I had never had a close relationship with Christianity but my being Sikh has drawn the disapproval of...
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    Controversial Inter-Religion Marriage Not Valid Under HMA: HC

    This is why my husband and I had to sign conversion papers directly before our marriage. Literally; we signed the papers in our wedding dress and had the ceremony right after. He wore his kara throughout the entire process however:grinningkaur: Hardest part is having to explain to the social...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    Hello, Siri Kamala ji! Actually not Southern Baptist, but I swear they are as conservative. My grandmother sat me down at age 12 and told me what horrors would face me if I didn't choose Christ, in excruciating detail. Demons would come, plant a '666' on my forehead, torture and burn me for all...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    spnadmin ji, His family is truly lovely. They cared so deeply for me while I was there and went above and beyond to make me comfortable. The wedding was coordinated by them and my husband as 85% of my time was spent resting so those matters truly go over my head. As mentioned I was instructed...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    Let me try to start writing my Sikhi journey but first with what made me stray from Christianity. I think it's important to say where we were before what we became. My parents are Christians, Baptist sect, and come from a line of Baptists that stretch back as long as any one of my relatives...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    Kanwardeep Singh ji, Yes, he and his family are very much Sikhs. As I had said earlier, I was very sick from the heat while I was there; taking medications and staying secluded in air conditioned rooms. My parents-in-law were very worried for me and knew I couldn't stay in India too long and...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    Hi Signey ji, thanks for your kind comments :) The wedding took place in Mumbai and was an Arya Samaj wedding. The weather was really affecting me more than we had anticipated so it was the quickest method. I had no idea beforehand what the wedding would be like and basicially learned...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    spnadmin ji thank you very much for an informative response :) I don't mind at all telling my story if it will be helpful for others :) Note 1: This will be long so I do apologize for that. Note 2: I do not want to come off as being 'too casual' in my story, I'm still learning social customs...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    Hello, everyone :) My name is Rebecca and I am a white American female married to a wonderful Punjabi man. At the time of our marriage I was without religion but after much meditation adopted Sikhism as my own. My parents brought me up Christian but I never felt any connection to it, to the...
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