I put this in the Hard Talk section for a reason... there seems to be a great divide in what should be a basic tenet of Sikhi. That being the interpretation of Gurbani with regards to a spiritual existence, God, and reincarnation (for lack of a better word).
There seem to be two main groups...
Sikhs join in the Gun Control Debate in United States and meet with Vice President Biden
by Jagdeep Singh
http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/01/16/sikhs-join-in-the-gun-control-debate-in-united-states-and-meet-with-vice-president-biden/
Washington, United States (January 15, 2013): Dr. Rajwant...
Watch last night's debate between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama
http://youtu.be/dkrwUU_YApE
For the US SPNers, did the debate influence your decision on who you will vote for?
Restoration of Ku Klux Klan Leader’s Monument story:
http://www.care2.com/causes/restoration-of-ku-klux-klan-leaders-monument-riles-up-debate.html
This article brings up lots of questions for me & I'm wondering what your opinions are:
1. Should it be legal for a monument of a KKK leader to...
SOURCE: http://sikhsangat.org/1699/no-divorce-clause-in-anand-marriage-bill-sets-off-debate/Amritsar, Punjab: The Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha. However, the absence of provision of divorce in the Bill has set off a debate in the Sikh community...
Killer flu, fears of terrorists prompt ethical debate
'Extremely serious global public health threat'
Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
WASHINGTON - Two top scientific journals said Tuesday they are mulling whether to publish details of a man-made mutant killer flu...
Sarna challenges Badals for debate on Sikhism
Puneet Pal Singh Gill
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, August 29
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna has challenged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to call his family on a common platform for a...
UK riots: Birmingham's Muslims and Sikhs debate response to tragedy
Emotions run high at candlelit vigil for three men killed in riots as Asian communities weigh up how to react
When the prime minister, David Cameron, said on Wednesday that the riots had brought out "some of the best of...
Kirpan kerfuffle back in Quebec legislature: PQ introduces motion for debate
QUEBEC - The emotional dispute over Sikh kirpans will resurface in the Quebec legislature Wednesday, with the opposition Parti Quebecois seeking to extend a debate that erupted last month.
The PQ has proposed a...
Chandigarh, January 18:
Close on the heels of a Canadian MP of Indian origin, Sukh Dhaliwal appealing to the Indian government to recognize the anti-Sikh massacres of 1984 as `genocide’, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) a US based human rights advocacy group has decided to seek a debate in the...
Indian-Americans Hindu group stirs a debate over yoga's soul
Paul Vitello, NYT News Service, Nov 28, 2010, 11.42am IST
NEW YORK: Yoga is practiced by about 15 million people in the United States, for reasons almost as numerous — from the physical benefits mapped in brain scans to the less...
So I decided to make this post after reading a quote by MaiHarinderKaur in response to the thread entitled "ashamed to be a sikh"
In response to the author's suggestion of increasing the inquiry into dubious sikh stories and history. She responded saying:
"As to not believing our history, next...
Forwarded by SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik
Michael Ruse
Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Posted: October 16, 2010 07:51 AM
"Accommodationism" is the word used today to speak of the position that believes science and religion can exist together harmoniously, or...
SAN FRANCISCO – Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old computer salesman and community college student, took his car in for an oil change earlier this month and his mechanic spotted an odd wire hanging from the undercarriage.
The wire was attached to a strange magnetic device that puzzled Afifi and the...
NEW DELHI: Experts Wednesday warned of an impending AIDS catastrophe in a Punjab neighbourhood due to sharing of syringes by drug addicts, whom they described as as "time bombs" waiting to explode.
"Due to the use of a single syringe by drug abusers, the risk of an AIDS epidemic explosion has...
At first, Manjit Mangat didn’t even realize he had been stabbed.
All he registered at the time was the crush of the mob surrounding him as he lay on the ground, battered and slipping in and out of consciousness. It wasn’t until much later, when he collapsed in the hospital while trying to...
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The so called pendu mentality. Once again larger community will have to suffer because of 'heroic bravery' of few. Province of Quebec has already banned niqab and noone will shed a tear if Kirpan is next.
Attack renews Sikh dagger debate Temple president stabbed with kirpan...
source: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2651705
Veiled threat:
Niqab new flashpoint in tolerance debate
Marian Scott, Canwest News Service
Sunday - March 7, 2010
MONTREAL -- As a devout Muslim who wore a hijab, or head scarf, Miriam Abushaban was used to having...
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