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Admin note:There are at least two issues that call attention in the above article. 1) Of course, the matter of interfaith tolerance; and 2) the issue of excommunication.Is excommunication possible within Sikhi? If a Sikh is "excommunicated" (perhaps shunning is a better term) and denied pangat and sangat, who does that? How does it happen according to principles of Gurmat? The Sikh Rehat Maryada discusses local and corporate punishment very explicitly. Who are the worldwide Sikh authorities that are empowered to excommunicate, as described in this article? Does this fit with the Sikh Rehat Maryada?I raise the last point: though I may not like Guramit Singh and I reject what he stands for, is it acceptable to have different rules for different folks depending on whether we accept their point of view?
Admin note:
There are at least two issues that call attention in the above article. 1) Of course, the matter of interfaith tolerance; and 2) the issue of excommunication.
Is excommunication possible within Sikhi? If a Sikh is "excommunicated" (perhaps shunning is a better term) and denied pangat and sangat, who does that? How does it happen according to principles of Gurmat? The Sikh Rehat Maryada discusses local and corporate punishment very explicitly. Who are the worldwide Sikh authorities that are empowered to excommunicate, as described in this article? Does this fit with the Sikh Rehat Maryada?
I raise the last point: though I may not like Guramit Singh and I reject what he stands for, is it acceptable to have different rules for different folks depending on whether we accept their point of view?
