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    Gurus Greeting?

    Is it acceptable for me to greet a Sikh whom I meet on the street with the greeting: "Waheguru Ji Ka Khalso. Waheguru Ji Ka Fateh when I myself am not a baptized Sikh? I do wear the Kanga, Kara, Kirpah, and have stopped shaving and cutting my still short hair. I was only recently made aware of...
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    Sikh News Study Suggests "turban Effect" As A Source Of "Islamophobia"

    I disagree with prejudice being a morale as I have often been able to ferret out prejudice in educated individuals by making a statement about the Founding Fathers' quotes on liberty, security, and political isolation. It seems that the prejudice is not only against Muslims, but Sikhs...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    aad0002JI, Thank you . Language is such a difficult way to express oneself when not face to face. It is so easy to fail to adequately communicate without the none verbal clues which are so important. I had read where the Eskimo Language's Inuktitut has I think around 23 or more words for...
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    Welcome to this site. I am the least knowledgeable here about Sikhism, but I wanted to participate in Welcoming all the members newer than myself.
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    New SPN'er Introductions

    JimRinX Ji, I know very little about Buddhism with the exceptions of an introduction to Buddhism Course at Penn State and some books I read back in the 1970's. The fact that you identified yourself as "an amateur theologian" and a follower of your own brand of Buddhism intriqued me. I was...
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    SALDEF Sikhs Barred From Oregon And Pennsylvania Schools

    The founding fathers idea of separation of Church and State did not intend to prevent individuals from practicing their beliefs, but rather was meant to prevent the State from enforcing beliefs on individual as in a State Religion. But, so much of the original meaning of the constitution has...
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    Can God Make A Rock So Big He Can't Move It?

    Thank you for your patience with me. As I have said, my knowledge of Sikhism is limited and although I love discussing God and His Attributes, what I really desire is closeness to "HIM." I am learning a few words of Punjabi from the Guru Granth Sahib ji; unfortunately, I will never be fluent...
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    Can God Make A Rock So Big He Can't Move It?

    Actually, it does not fit, I was thinking that we can ponder all we want, but is it profitable in coming to know Wahe Guru or are we simply pushing a rock up Sisyphus's Mountain?
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    Can God Make A Rock So Big He Can't Move It?

    Re: "CAN GOD MAKE A ROCK SO BIG HE CAN'T MOVE IT?" Alright, I have a question. Can the finite mind with it limited perceptions and languages comprehend the infinite nature of Ik Ong Kar? And, what is meant by socY soic n hoveI jy socI lK vwr ]. jy ko AwKY boluivgwVu ] qw ilKIAY isir...
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    Can God Make A Rock So Big He Can't Move It?

    Re: "CAN GOD MAKE A ROCK SO BIG HE CAN'T MOVE IT?" Such questions deal in semantics and linguistics and not spiritual reality. It is the old and tired question of what happens when an immovable object meets an irresistible force. I am enjoying reading the Guru Granth Sahib Ji tonight and am...
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    To All Religious People - How Can You Be So Sure?

    Its easy. If I do only that which my religious beliefs allow and encourage and avoid those things that harm myself or others and if I live my life as though my beliefs are correct, than what will be the result of such actions? If I live my life as if there is no Ik On Kar what will be the...
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    What Is The Prayer ?

    My apologies. It seems that what I write often conveys the opposite of what I intended. First, I am not a Sikh, nor have I had any negative experiences with my exposure to Sikhism. In fact, the opposite is true. I have found much spiritual joy in the Mool Mantra and reading the Guru Granth...
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    SALDEF Sikhs Barred From Oregon And Pennsylvania Schools

    I didn't read the link which I had previously posted and I assumed that it gave all the facts. Seeing as how it was an atheist site, it isn't surprising that they left out the later victory by the religious organization. Here is a more accurate presentation of the Supreme Court Decisions...
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    SALDEF Sikhs Barred From Oregon And Pennsylvania Schools

    PA was the state where the Jehovah Witnesses prevailed in the Supreme Court against mandating that all public school children must pledge the alliance to the flag. It was in Minersville where this case began. There is also a Supreme Court ruling that no government within the boundaries of The...
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    Is This View Offensive To Sikhs?

    I appreciate all of your posts by each of you. When I was young, so much younger than today, and I was at the university, my mentor advised me to learn Hebrew, Greek, and/or Latin in my undergraduate studies and learn Sanskrit in my graduate studies. I believe he was teaching Theology at Yale...
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