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Sat sri akal to all respected members i was just wondering about one question in your view what is the difference between bowing head to guru granth sahib and worshipping idol? moreover i have seen people bowing heads to certain places in gurudwara saying they are sacred for example...

American Idol, you tease. You let us watch some of the remaining 43 male contestants sweat their solos, you let us see some of our favourites make the cut and then you tell us eight have to go next week. Sheesh. Thursday’s episode was supposed to be about picking the 20 guys who would...

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Reality show American Idol rumored to feature Sikh contestant http://americanturban.com/2013/01/13/reality-show-american-idol-rumored-to-feature-sikh-contestant/ By Rupinder Mohan Singh Gurpreet Sarin (source: American Idol Net) Sometimes, a rumor is simply too juicy to pass up. The website...

A recent poll conducted shows that the lanky surd is the reigning favourite The finale of Indian Idol 6 will see the three finalists – Amit Kumar, Devendra Singh and Vipul Mehta – battle it out for the title of India’s next singing sensation in the presence of cousins Ranbir Kapoor and...

As sikhs are we supposed to keep/hang pictures depicting as gurus in our homes???Is it not better that we should instead keep/hang pictures having only lines of gurbani so that when ever we see them we read the guru's word which is real worship a Sikh is supposed to do........

Umm please do not get offended about the following: Do you think bowing down in the Gurdwara to the Guru ji is Idol worship? I mean lets face it... we all know the Guru ji is a pavitr text and not a person in the Gurdwara (Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji).. so since bowing down to Idols is bad isn't...

Firstly this isn't supposed to offend anyone. Okay so I know how you guys say Idol worship is bad because its praying to a rock, but it's not about praying to the rock. It's about praying to the Devi/Dev who represents the rock. The only reason they pray to it is because the "rock" shows the...

Many hold that simply reading gurbani and not understanding a word is worthless. A while ago, I would have agreed that reading page after page without attempting to understand a word is a pointless task. But there is something to be gained through this practice. It is certainly beneficial to...

Abu Dhabi judges praise courage of writer who dared to criticise hardliners By Archie Bland Instead of Jon and Edward dressed as the Ghostbusters , it featured a single woman covered from head to toe in black, declaiming traditional Arabic poetry from a podium. And rather than Cheryl Cole...

IDOL WORSHIP OF AGGS ABSTRACT Idol worship – It is the worship of sacred objects personifing but not God with adoration, devotion, profound reverent love, and allegiance accorded to a deity/idol/sacred religious scripture or picture as opposed to the worship pf a monotheistic God...

Sikhism, as is well known, does not believe in idol-worship. But may I respectfully ask if the rituals connected with the Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple does not look similar to idol worship?

These refrences from Vedas indicate that Idol Worship is not recommended even in Hindu Religion & Society. 1. "Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures."...

Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji KI fateh. Bhagat namdev Ji is from MAHARASTRA. In Maharashtra there is a Hindu mandir with a KRISHAN JI Moortee called BEETHAL ( Krishan Ji sitting ona Rock ). Once Bhagat madev Ji entered this mandir and was Promptly KICKED OUT of iyt by the Pandits for...

Are Sikhs Idol Worshippers ? ਮਹਲਾ 5 ॥ ਜੋ ਪਾਥਰ ਕਉ ਕਹਤੇ ਦੇਵ, ਤਾ ਕੀ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੇਵ | ਜੋ ਪਾਥਰ ਕੀ ਪਾਂਈ ਪਾਇ,ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਘਾਲ ਅਜਾਂਈ ਜਾਇ |1| ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਹਮਰਾ ਸਦ ਬੋਲੰਤਾ, ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਤਾ |1| ਰਹਾਉ | ਅੰਤਰਿ ਦੇਉ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ਅੰਧੁ, ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕਾ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਫੰਧੁ | ਨ ਪਾਥਰੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਨਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਦੇਇ, ਫੋਕਟ ਕਰਮ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਹੈ ਸੇਵ |2| ਜੇ...

Our problem is due largely to the fact that we continue to lose many people and fail again to teach them the real Sikh Spirituality and condemn and discard Rituality. If we continue to insist on Rituality, the day is not far off, we will one day be gobbled up by the Asral of .... If you look to...

Jay Swaminarayan. Why is there so much stigma that comes with the title 'idol worshipper' these days?

This is the most common question asked by a Hindu to a Sikh... Kindly put some light on the issue.