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Sikh bodies demands inclusion of religion and Punjabi in Census Sikh bodies demands inclusion of religion and Punjabi in Census @ www.punjabnewsline.com MOHALI: Various Sikh bodies hold a protest in front of Mohali Deputy Commissioner’s office demanding inclusion of religion and mother...

Disappearing Turbans http://www.getreligion.org/?p=35319 CONNECTED THREAD http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/30823-indian-canadian-gets-life-term-honour.html A Canadian reader passed along this tragic story from the Toronto Star. It’s about a man who killed his daughter-in-law. He said...

Atheists are heavily concentrated in economically developed countries, particularly the social democracies of Europe. In underdeveloped countries, there are virtually no atheists. Atheism is thus a peculiarly modern phenomenon. Why do modern conditions produce atheism? First, as to the...

Today data collecting persons of Indian census came to my home.I filled the form for my entire family.I was surprised to see there was no column for relgion.Instead of that there was column for caste.I even asked the person is there any place where we should have to write religion and he said...

There are few places on the Grand Trunk Road where you would see a scene like this: young women, in jeans and T-shirts, knocking back their drinks. It is a normal weekday evening. They are relaxing after work alongside men, in an American-style bar. The beer, wine...

The Hindu Council of New Zealand is facing allegations of trying to club the various Dharma religions (Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism) under Hinduism. More...

Sikh Religion is not a Separate Community JAGMOHAN SINGH 　 Punjabnewsline -Saturday, 01 May 2010 　 AMRITSAR: Sikhs religion is not a separate community as it was a part of Hinduism says president of SAD (Master Tara Singh) Rashpal Singh. Addressing the press conference here on...

Ask the Religion Experts Ask the Religion Experts The Christian faith accommodates different ethnicities by affirming, correcting and transcending them. I realize this sounds a bit paradoxical, so here’s a brief explanation of how it’s possible. First, the Christian faith affirms...

Is Sikhism a universal religion or a culturally specific one? A tough question, isn't it? What is "universal religion?" A friend once told me that Sikhism is universal for, no matter where one travels, there is always a Sikh who has been there before you. That may well be true, but no...

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8506074.stm Is religion a reason to allow knife-carrying? BBC NEWS Sikhs should be allowed to carry ceremonial knives in schools and other public places, says Britain's first Asian judge. But can religion ever justify loopholes in...

source: All4Women - World Religions: similarities and differences World Religions: similarities and differences 08 February, 2010 09 - Staff Contributor <!-- <vte:include file="templates/xhtml/box/ads_2x130x150.tpl" /> --> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!--google_ad_client =...

Interactive: What their religion means to them This is the first article in a series about religion at GW, seen through the eyes of the religious. In this issue, we'll introduce four students of different faiths: Islam, Catholicism, Judaism and Sikhism. The series will follow these four students...

Row over new religion: ‘Dera directive can’t be enforced on entire community’ Posted: Tuesday , Feb 02, 2010 at 2353 hrs Jalandhar: After the announcement by Dera Sachkhand Ballan of founding a separate religion —Ravidassia —at an event to mark the 633rd birth anniversary of Sant...

Edit Against Religion (Professor Darshan Singh) This link may or may not open. At one point it worked. It will be edited if the code is wrong. http://epaper. hindustantimes. com/ArticleText. aspx?article= 31_01_2010_ 002_012&kword=&mode=1 A day after being excommunicated from the...

How I See Sikhi: A Non-conformist's Religion <small>Gunita Kaur Singh</small> <!-- <small>January 25th, 2010</small>--> Being a nonconformist builds character, but only when it is exercised within a certain framework of values. A prime...

From Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, to the Akal Takht, the highest temporal authority in Sikhism, spiritual leaders have been telling their followers that protecting the environment is their moral and religious duty. Here are eight ways members of...

America.gov asked five experts including Tad Stahnke: Is it possible to protect religious freedom without limiting free speech? By Tad Stahnke, Director of Policy and Programs Human Rights First Freedom of religion or belief cannot be ensured without the vigorous protection of free speech. The...

Melbourne Sikh temple arson 'an attack on religion' * Lauren Wilson * From: The Australian * January 14, 2010 12:00AM A fire was deliberately lit inside the Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar Sikh Temple, which is under construction, in Lynbrook overnight. Temple elder Satnam Singh and Amarpreet...

Origin of Universe - Recorded in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Compared with Other Religions and Science auqpiq prlau sbdy hovY ] sbdy hI iPir Epiq hovY ](m 3,117-8) (The universe originates from the Word (sabd) and assimilates with the Word. It again originates from the Word.). The...

Does Religion Oppress Women?<small> by NICHOLAS KRISTOF</small> <!-- <small>December 20th, 2009</small>--> Sikhism is unique in the history of the world's religions in that it has, from the very outset, and in clear, unambiguous and unequivocal terms , enunciated the equality of...