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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 106643" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Here is an old 2003 case. A teacher's aide was suspended for wearing a cross.</p><p></p><p><strong>ACLJ Files Federal Lawsuit Against PA School Agency after Teacher's Aide Suspended for Wearing Cross.</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><a href="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:LinkToThisShow%28%29" target="_blank">Link to this page</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ACLJ+Files+Federal+Lawsuit+Against+PA+School+Agency+after+Teacher%27s...-a0101279461">ACLJ Files Federal Lawsuit Against PA School Agency after Teacher's Aide Suspended for Wearing Cross.</a></p><p> Business Editors/Legal Writers </p><p></p><p> PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2003 </p><p></p><p> The <a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/American+Center" target="_blank">American Center</a> The <strong>American Center</strong> is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27.</p><p></p><p>The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law, today filed a federal lawsuit against an educational agency in <a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Western+Pennsylvania" target="_blank">Western Pennsylvania</a> <strong>Western Pennsylvania</strong> consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States.</p><p></p><p>Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area of about 2.4 million people, and is the cultural center for Western Pennsylvania. after officials suspended an employee - a <a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Teacher%27s+Aide" target="_blank">teacher's aide</a> "<strong>Teacher's Aide</strong>" is an episode of the television series <em>The New Twilight Zone</em>. <strong>Cast</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Miss Peters: Adrienne Barbeau</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wizard: Adam Postil</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trojan: Miguel Nunez, Jr.</li> </ul><p> for wearing a cross pendant on her necklace. </p><p></p><p>"The actions taken by this agency represent a serious violation of our client's constitutional rights," said Vincent McCarthy, Senior Counsel of the <a href="http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ACLJ" target="_blank">ACLJ</a> ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice</p><p></p><p>ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) , which is representing the teacher's aide. "The law is very clear on this issue - school personnel do not shed their constitutional freedoms when they enter the school house door. To punish a teacher's aide for merely expressing her free speech rights is not only wrong, but unconstitutional. We're confident that the court will correct this injustice and protect the First Amendment rights of our client." </p><p></p><p> The ACLJ today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, PA on behalf of Brenda Nichol, a teacher's aide from <a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Glen+Campbell" target="_blank">Glen Campbell</a> For the town in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, see .</p><p></p><p><strong>Adams County</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adams Central Community Schools – Web site</li> </ul><p> and Armstrong Counties. </p><p></p><p>Nichol works as an Instructional Assistant in the Penns Manor Area Elementary School in Clymer, PA and, according to the suit, was notified by ARIN officials last month that a one-and-a-quarter inch cross pendant that she had been wearing on her necklace would either have to be concealed by clothing or removed. ARIN officials contend the cross pendant violates their policy and the state's religious garb prohibition of the Pennsylvania Public School Code that dates back to 1895. </p><p></p><p> The complaint contends that Nichol told ARIN officials that the cross is a symbol of her religious faith and to remove it or conceal it would violate her religious beliefs. Nichol was initially suspended from her job on April 8th and was notified on April 16th that her suspension would be for one year without pay. </p><p></p><p> The suit names as defendants ARIN Intermediate Unit 28, its executive director and several other supervisors. The suit contends that the actions of the agency violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and Pennsylvania law including the state's Religious Freedom Protection Act. Nichol also will file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and will pursue charges that the suspension violated federal law. </p><p></p><p> The suit requests that the court declare ARIN's policy and the state's religious garb prohibition to be unconstitutional and requests that the court issue <a href="http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/injunctive+relief" target="_blank">injunctive relief</a> injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. - prohibiting ARIN from continuing its discriminatory action, restoring Nichol's employment, and removing the suspension from her employment record. </p><p></p><p> "There is nothing wrong with Brenda Nichol wearing a cross pendant to work," said McCarthy. "This is a legitimate desire to exercise her deeply held religious beliefs in a manner that is consistent with both state and federal law. To be suspended for wearing a cross pendant to work represents religious discrimination that violates the constitutional rights of our client." </p><p></p><p> The ACLJ is being assisted in the case by attorney Joseph L. Luciana, III of the Pittsburgh firm, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, <a href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/LLP" target="_blank">LLP</a> <strong>LLP</strong> - Lower Layer Protocol . </p><p></p><p>The American Center for Law and Justice is an international public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law and religious liberty work. The ACLJ is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA and its web site address is <a href="http://www.aclj.org" target="_blank">ACLJ &bull; American Center for Law & Justice</a>.</p><p></p><p>Source <a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ACLJ+Files+Federal+Lawsuit+Against+PA+School+Agency+after+Teacher%27s...-a0101279461" target="_blank">ACLJ Files Federal Lawsuit Against PA School Agency after Teacher's Aide Suspended for Wearing Cross. - Free Online Library</a></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">----------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">Note: The 3rd Circuit Court (Federal Level) eventually ruled in favor of the teacher's aid. Her suspension was overturned. But ONLY because as a t"eacher's aide" she was not considered a "teacher" according to the School Code. The School Code prohibition against religious garb, symbols, jewelry that identify a person as a member of a religion stands to this day. </span><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 106643, member: 35"] Here is an old 2003 case. A teacher's aide was suspended for wearing a cross. [B]ACLJ Files Federal Lawsuit Against PA School Agency after Teacher's Aide Suspended for Wearing Cross.[/B] [URL="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:LinkToThisShow%28%29"]Link to this page[/URL] <a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ACLJ+Files+Federal+Lawsuit+Against+PA+School+Agency+after+Teacher%27s...-a0101279461">ACLJ Files Federal Lawsuit Against PA School Agency after Teacher's Aide Suspended for Wearing Cross.</a> Business Editors/Legal Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2003 The [URL="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/American+Center"]American Center[/URL] The [B]American Center[/B] is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27. The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law, today filed a federal lawsuit against an educational agency in [URL="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Western+Pennsylvania"]Western Pennsylvania[/URL] [B]Western Pennsylvania[/B] consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area of about 2.4 million people, and is the cultural center for Western Pennsylvania. after officials suspended an employee - a [URL="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Teacher%27s+Aide"]teacher's aide[/URL] "[B]Teacher's Aide[/B]" is an episode of the television series [I]The New Twilight Zone[/I]. [B]Cast[/B] [LIST] [*]Miss Peters: Adrienne Barbeau [*]Wizard: Adam Postil [*]Trojan: Miguel Nunez, Jr. [/LIST] for wearing a cross pendant on her necklace. "The actions taken by this agency represent a serious violation of our client's constitutional rights," said Vincent McCarthy, Senior Counsel of the [URL="http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ACLJ"]ACLJ[/URL] ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) , which is representing the teacher's aide. "The law is very clear on this issue - school personnel do not shed their constitutional freedoms when they enter the school house door. To punish a teacher's aide for merely expressing her free speech rights is not only wrong, but unconstitutional. We're confident that the court will correct this injustice and protect the First Amendment rights of our client." The ACLJ today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, PA on behalf of Brenda Nichol, a teacher's aide from [URL="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Glen+Campbell"]Glen Campbell[/URL] For the town in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, see . [B]Adams County[/B] [LIST] [*]Adams Central Community Schools – Web site [/LIST] and Armstrong Counties. Nichol works as an Instructional Assistant in the Penns Manor Area Elementary School in Clymer, PA and, according to the suit, was notified by ARIN officials last month that a one-and-a-quarter inch cross pendant that she had been wearing on her necklace would either have to be concealed by clothing or removed. ARIN officials contend the cross pendant violates their policy and the state's religious garb prohibition of the Pennsylvania Public School Code that dates back to 1895. The complaint contends that Nichol told ARIN officials that the cross is a symbol of her religious faith and to remove it or conceal it would violate her religious beliefs. Nichol was initially suspended from her job on April 8th and was notified on April 16th that her suspension would be for one year without pay. The suit names as defendants ARIN Intermediate Unit 28, its executive director and several other supervisors. The suit contends that the actions of the agency violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and Pennsylvania law including the state's Religious Freedom Protection Act. Nichol also will file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and will pursue charges that the suspension violated federal law. The suit requests that the court declare ARIN's policy and the state's religious garb prohibition to be unconstitutional and requests that the court issue [URL="http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/injunctive+relief"]injunctive relief[/URL] injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. - prohibiting ARIN from continuing its discriminatory action, restoring Nichol's employment, and removing the suspension from her employment record. "There is nothing wrong with Brenda Nichol wearing a cross pendant to work," said McCarthy. "This is a legitimate desire to exercise her deeply held religious beliefs in a manner that is consistent with both state and federal law. To be suspended for wearing a cross pendant to work represents religious discrimination that violates the constitutional rights of our client." The ACLJ is being assisted in the case by attorney Joseph L. Luciana, III of the Pittsburgh firm, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, [URL="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/LLP"]LLP[/URL] [B]LLP[/B] - Lower Layer Protocol . The American Center for Law and Justice is an international public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law and religious liberty work. The ACLJ is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA and its web site address is [URL="http://www.aclj.org"]ACLJ • American Center for Law & Justice[/URL]. Source [URL="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ACLJ+Files+Federal+Lawsuit+Against+PA+School+Agency+after+Teacher%27s...-a0101279461"]ACLJ Files Federal Lawsuit Against PA School Agency after Teacher's Aide Suspended for Wearing Cross. - Free Online Library[/URL] [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] ---------------------------------------------- Note: The 3rd Circuit Court (Federal Level) eventually ruled in favor of the teacher's aid. Her suspension was overturned. But ONLY because as a t"eacher's aide" she was not considered a "teacher" according to the School Code. The School Code prohibition against religious garb, symbols, jewelry that identify a person as a member of a religion stands to this day. [/COLOR][COLOR=Blue] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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