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The activists aim to show that immigration affects all communities. Religious leaders stepped up efforts to present a united front on immigration. The diverse groups that back passing an...

Rabbi REUVEN BULKA is head of Congregation Machzikei Hadas in Ottawa and host of Sunday night with Rabbi Bulka on 580 CFRA. Yes. And yes. But before we exp lore this, did you purposely leave out mothers? I hope not. There are many children in one-parent families, wherein that one parent is...

June 22, 2010 Members of the Sikh community in Edmonton today unveiled a special display at City Hall celebrating the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev Ji. The display gives an insight into the life of the first Sikh martyr and the fifth Guru...

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On Wednesday, the front page of The Wall Street Journal featured an arresting photo of a soldier kneeling beside a stunned comrade reading to him from a camouflage-clad Bible. It is easy to debate the relevance of the Bible from the safety of our classrooms, living rooms and newsrooms...

Faith Based Organizations Launch Weekend Of Action For Immigration Reforms =314853454314&p[]=417238349728"]Share Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 11:31pm April 29, 2010 5:58 p.m. EST Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – People of various...

Does your faith teach that God is personal, and loves us individually? Does your faith teach that God is personal, and loves us individually? According to Sikh teachings, all living souls are an extension of the Divine Soul -- Waheguru (Wondrous Lord God). God does love each of us...

Sikh Faith Funerals Sikh Faith Funerals | Funeral Poems Sikh Funerals – In Sikhism death is considered a natural process. An event that has absolute certainty and only happens as a direct result of God’s Will or Hukam. To a Sikh, birth and death are closely associated, because they are...

From the blog of The Blogger: Sikh Soldiers allowed to serve, retain their articles of faith FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (March 25, 2010) -- For the first time in 23 years, the U.S. Army is allowing a pair of Sikh Soldiers to keep their hair and beard intact and wear a turban. More than 60 years...

Mysticism and the mystic are understood in different ways depending on the religion, but in general mysticism can be said to mean "the experience of mystical union or direct communion with ultimate reality." Throughout religious history mystics have been alternately worshiped and reviled, hailed...

Sikh Faith Statement “Creating the world, God has made it a place to practice spirituality.” —Guru Granth Sahib (1035) This statement was compiled under the guidance of Sri Singh Sahib Manjit Singh, the Jathedar of Anandapur, who is one of the five spiritual and temporal heads of Sikhism...

Jasdev Singh Rai has been selected amongst the adviosor appointed to encourage a deeper and broader relationship between Government and faith communities. Sasdev Singh Rai mwill represent the Sikh community Communities Secretary John Denham today announced the appointment of 13 new faith...

Compassion and Faith - A true story: The Littlest Firefighter The 26-year-old mother stared down at her son who was dying of terminal leukemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent she wanted her son togrow up and...

NAAM, DAN, ISHNAN/ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ABSTRACT Sikh Gurus emphasized three religious practices as a way of life in Sikh congregational gatherings of the time, Naam (remembering God's Name for internal purity), Dan (contributing to the community), and Ishnan (bathing in a sacred tank/sarovar for...

The Sikh faith is simple. It is free from superstitions, and discrimination. It advocates an ethical conduct, equality, a householder’s life, freedom from drugs, and freedom from lust. It is based on the honest earnings, sharing with the needy, selfless service and love, equality and attachment...

The Sikh faith is simple. It is free from superstitions, and discrimination. It advocates an ethical conduct, equality, a householder’s life, freedom from drugs, and freedom from lust. It is based on the honest earnings, sharing with the needy, selfless service and love, equality and...

These words were the title of a paper i'm writing for my english class. When saying hypocrisy, i'm talking about the caste system. After digging through newspaper articles, interviewing people, and researching more on the role of the caste system in Sikhism, I am completely full of disgust. I...

Recently, I was honoured to receive a request to make a contribution to Jaikara Media magazine from its editor, Harminder Kaur Bhogal. Jaikar Media magazine is a strong voice for Sikh women. It was coincidental that at the time she contected me, I was just editing the chapter on 'Women in the...

Tony Blair 'Faith and Globalisation' lecture mentions Khalsa Aid Speech by Rt Hon Tony Blair ‘Faith and Globalisation’ The Cardinal's Lectures 2008 Westminster Cathedral, London 19:00hrs, Thursday 3rd April 2008 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Let me summarise my argument to...

Pillars of the Sikh Faith The first thing that came into my mind was the 3 pillars of the Sikh faith Just a few days ago, one evening my son suggested that we should go to the park just opposite my house to play basketball. My son and I were using one side of the court and on the other side; a...