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  1. spnadmin

    Religious Composition Of The United States: Sikhs Are .3 Percent?

    You may have wondered. Well the Pew Foundation has conducted a study and reports these demographics. Please see the attachment. Forwarded by Tejwant Singh Malik :)
  2. Admin

    Islam Aurangzeb’s Religious Policy: Its Emergence And Impact On Mughal Polity

    Aurangzeb was the third son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan; his mother was Mumtaz Mahal, who is buried in the Taj Mahal. Aurangzeb showed his ability in administrative and military matters in various appointments, which gradually caused him to envy his eldest brother Dara Shikoh, the...
  3. spnadmin

    General Teen Birth Rates Higher In Highly Religious States

    Teen Birth Rates Higher in Highly Religious States Jeanna Bryner Senior Writer LiveScience.com jeanna Bryner senior Writer livescience.com – Wed Sep 16, 7:08 pm ET U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on...
  4. Admin

    World Three US States Still Ban Religious Clothing For Teachers

    A law backed by the Ku Klux Klan nearly a century ago to keep Catholics out of public schools is still on the books in Oregon, one of the last states in the nation to prohibit teachers from wearing religious clothing in classrooms. Both Pennsylvania and Nebraska have similar laws, which try to...
  5. Embers

    May Sikhs Study And Use Other Religious Texts?

    1) How is the study of other holly scriptures by Sikhs viewed by Khalsa Sikhs? 2) Is it frowned upon to read, quote or believe in other religous texts in addition to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji? This isn't intended to be a controversial new thread, I would like a summarised FAQ type...
  6. Admin

    FAQs Do Sikhs Use Incense For Religious Reasons?

    There is no religious significance to incense.
  7. Sinister

    What Does It Mean To Be "saved" In Different Religious Traditions?

    this is being saved YouTube - Jesus Is My Friend by Sonseed
  8. Admin

    Arts/Society Your Religious Beliefs Alter Your Brain

    A neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania, Andrew Newberg has done medical brain image scans on Franciscan nuns, Buddhists, Pentecostals, Sikhs and Sufis as they pray or meditate, all in his quest to map the effects of spirituality on the mind. The author of How God Changes Your Brain...
  9. Admin

    Tackling Religious Violence In Britain

    by H Singh on Sun 26 Jul 2009 12:49 PM BST There has been much recent effort by organisations to curtail conflict between Sikh & Muslim youth in Britain. An honest reflection on the current state of affairs is required. A year on from Government funded bilateral dialogue between the faiths...
  10. spnadmin

    Slander Of Dasam Granth? Religious Fanaticism?

    Inder Singh ji has made various allegations that SPN forum members, moderators, and mentors, abetted by SPN admin, have slandered Sri Dasam Granth in the forums sikhawareness and sikhsangat. He has been challenged to debate his stance by forum co-admin aad0002 At this time the thread is closed...
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    General HS: Courts Can Decide Religious Conflicts

    The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News HC: Courts can decide religious conflicts ‘Unshorn hair essential component of Sikhism’ Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, May 30 A Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today held that courts could enter into “religious...
  12. Archived_Member16

    HC: Courts Can Decide Religious Conflicts

    source: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News HC: Courts can decide religious conflicts ‘Unshorn hair essential component of Sikhism’ Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, May 30 A Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today held that courts could enter into...
  13. Admin

    To All Religious People - How Can You Be So Sure?

    Something for brain storming... taken elsewhere from internet...
  14. K

    Nations With Worst Religious Tolerance Named

    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. government panel listed 13 countries Friday as "egregious" violators of religious freedom. Homeless Pakistani Christians protest last month in Islamabad for protection of Christian minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's annual report...
  15. Archived_Member16

    Your Religious Beliefs Alter Your Brain

    source: TheStar.com - Mind & Mood - Your religious beliefs alter your brain, says author Andrew Newberg Your religious beliefs alter your brain, says author Andrew Newberg SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGES Believing in a higher power alters your grey matter, says a neuroscientist...
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    Religious Symbols And Spirituality

    RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AND SPIRITUALITY ABSTRACT Religious symbols, rituals or external show of piety of religious clothes in any faith does not confer spirituality as per AGGS. Sikhism is about inner cleanliness with development of virtues by contemplation, deliberation, and reflection on the...
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    Religious Orthodoxy:

    Religious Orthodoxy: Sikhs of today are lost in labyrinthine maze of rituals, priest craft, religious robes, and submerged in superstitions. They are holding views that could neither be proven historically, scientifically, justified logically, realized and cognized inwardly. Their Wishy-Washy...
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    Sabd Guru On Religious Symbols And Spirituality

    SABD GURU ON RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AND SPIRITUALITY ABSTRACT Religious symbols, rituals or external show of piety by wearing religious clothes in any faith does not confer spirituality as per AGGS. Sikhism is about inner cleanliness with development of virtues by contemplation, deliberation...
  19. spnadmin

    When You Wear Religious Garb: Challenges And Rewards

    updated 11:34 p.m. EST, Wed February 18, 2009 Challenges, rewards for those who wear faith on their sleeve Sangat ji, follow this link, and discover the rewards of wearing garb of religious identity. Challenges, rewards for those who wear faith on their sleeve - CNN.com
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    Keeping Hair: A Matter For Another Religious Path

    Needville kindergartner wins battle to keep hair long By JENNIFER LATSON See this Source Adriel Arocha's parents consider his waist-length hair "sacred" and contend it reflects American Indian religious...
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