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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Harkiran Kaur" data-source="post: 211748" data-attributes="member: 18224">The reason they are against interfaith anand karaj (not interfaith marriages as the couple can always do court marriage) is that the lavans (read them for yourself) speak of the soul's journey to Waheguru. During the lavans you mathatek to Guru Granth Sahib Ji, and you make a commitment together as a couple to make Guru Granth Sahib Ji the center of your married life together. Now if one partner was not following Sikhi, but some other religion, then how can they mathatek to SGGSJ, make a commitment to have SGGSJ be centre of their married life, and then forget all about it as soon as they leave the Gurdwara? Wouldn't that be a farce and disrespect to Guru Granth Sahib Ji? It would be like taking your Hindu friend along to Amrit Sanchar, and saying ok you can go through the whole ceremony and then just forget about it once you leave the Gurdwara. It's ok right? Anand Karaj and Amrit Sanchar are two equally important events in a Sikh's life. (sorry, not sure what to call us now because the Christian Sikhs obviously don't have to nor the Muslim Sikhs etc. you know what I mean, followers of Sikhi). They are considered sacraments not just a cultural ceremony.  I hope that makes it somewhat more clear.</blockquote>