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The Creator – God, as usually described; His nature and existence! Not new questions for humanity but baffling, nevertheless. What do historians and linguists tell us about the word god and its origin. I am not a theologian so let me lay the matter to rest with the brief note that the English...

The Meaning of Akal Takhat Professor Darshan Singh, posted November 27, 2013 In his kathaa at the Sikh Gurdwara, DC, during Guru Hargobind Singh’s gurpurab celebration on July 7, Professor Darshan Singh said the Akal Takhat is a place where the suchaa paathishah is supposed to sit, but...

I hope the image got your attention! This article is about serious stuff. The story behind the image is this. These are 4 Chiricahua Apache warriors from the jatha of the legendary Geronimo, the last Native American war chief to go down in defeat, a short time before he was captured by the US...

Peninsula Sikhs find place of worship by David Wong http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2013-06-26/peninsula-sikhs-find-place-of-worship/1770815.html Religious pluralism and tolerance are regular features of Bay Area communities, but one place of worship has offered its...

I was chatting with a friend and they said its okay because Sri Guru Granth Sahib says: ਮਃ ੨ ॥ मः २ ॥ Mėhlā 2. Second Mehl: ਏਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੰ ਸਰਬ ਦੇਵਾ ਦੇਵ ਦੇਵਾ ਤ ਆਤਮਾ ॥ एक क्रिसनं सरब देवा देव देवा त आतमा ॥ Ėk krisanʼn sarab ḏevā ḏev ḏevā ṯa āṯmā. The One Lord Krishna is the Divine Lord of all; He is...

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...

Shiva worship not a religious act, income tax tribunal says By C Unnikrishnan, TNN - Mar 16, 2013, 01.05 AM IST MUMBAI: Lord Shiva, Hanuman and goddess Durga do not represent any particular religion but are regarded as supernatural powers of the universe, the Nagpur income tax appellate...

Gurfatehji Many of you may have Santana Albums, some of you may even have the Santana Album 'Abraxas'.Flip it over, read the back cover, you will find the following line "We stood before it and began to freeze inside from the exertion. We questioned the painting, berated it, made love to...

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...

I have a guilty conscious my worshipping method is not vey good,let me explain, I started with Mool Mantra because my Punjabi is not very good ,I would get tired and fall asleep and I’m lazy so eventually I just started just saying Ik, eventually I stopped saying Ik too . I then tried to suggest...

I am firm believer in Guru Nanak’s ideology. What I get from his writing is very simple message. One does not need to worship IDOLS to get to God. Live simple life and do no harm to any one. Every one different idea as to what is idol. There is no need to do arti to God. Arti mean prayer. My...

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...

SIKHS in Oxford could soon have a new place to pray after being evicted from a temple at a Marston house. Since 2006, members of the Sikh community had been using 69 Cherwell Drive to hold weekly prayer meetings. But in May, after repeated warnings by Oxford City Council to cease the...

June 14, 2011 Pakistan's Sufi Muslims brave bombs to worship A campaign of deadly suicide attacks fails to intimidate the mystic strain, which embraces tolerance and eschews the rigidity that characterizes hard-line Islamist doctrine. By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times June 14, 2011...

Respect people’s language of worship G Vinod | March 16, 2011 Rakyat will doubt the government's sincerity in respecting religious freedom and the mode of worship, says consultative council PETALING JAYA: The government should respect religious freedom and the language used for worship...

Miroslav Volf Author, 'Allah: A Christian Response' Posted: March 3, 2011 11:26 PM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index Muslims and Christians can work together to depose dictators and assert the power of the people. We've seen it happen on the Tahrir Square in Cairo...

he first of two open houses aimed at helping more people understand the Sikh religion is Sunday. The Sahib Singh Sabha of Michigan, on Canton Center Road south of Palmer Road, is hosting the event from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Guests can observe and take part in traditional Sikh customs...

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Kuala Lumpur, June 12 (ANI): The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council, a local Sikh body, has urged the Government to set-up a constitutional body to regulate non-Muslim places of worship in the country. The Council's President, Jagir Singh, has demanded a separate body for the...