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Bmandur jiI think it is clear the the SRM hold that an amritdhari should wed an amritdhari. What is not clear is whether it is a sin if a Sikh marries a non-Sikh. The question can't be answered in a satisfactory way unless two things are clarified.1. What is "sin" in Sikhism? Has that been defined ever?2. Is there a concept of "sin" in Sikhism comparable to the same idea in Christianity, Judaism, or Islam? I don't think so.So I keep asking this question and no one picks up on the fact that a Kuherit in Sikhism is not the same thing as a "sin" in Abrahamic faiths. "Paap" in Sikhism is not the same thing either.Mloreover "kuherit" only applies to amritdhari Sikhs. That always leads to another issue. Do you have to be amritdhari to be a Sikh? That another unresolved issue in Sikhism.The thread just goes in circles. Sikhs do marry nonSikhs. Not in huge proportion. Are all these people living in a state of sin? We can't answer that if we do not have a definition of "sin" that is pertinent for Sikhs. And if we cannot answer that question it leaves us acting like karamkhandi Sikhs pointing fingers at this one and that one.
Bmandur ji
I think it is clear the the SRM hold that an amritdhari should wed an amritdhari. What is not clear is whether it is a sin if a Sikh marries a non-Sikh. The question can't be answered in a satisfactory way unless two things are clarified.
1. What is "sin" in Sikhism? Has that been defined ever?
2. Is there a concept of "sin" in Sikhism comparable to the same idea in Christianity, Judaism, or Islam? I don't think so.
So I keep asking this question and no one picks up on the fact that a Kuherit in Sikhism is not the same thing as a "sin" in Abrahamic faiths. "Paap" in Sikhism is not the same thing either.
Mloreover "kuherit" only applies to amritdhari Sikhs. That always leads to another issue. Do you have to be amritdhari to be a Sikh? That another unresolved issue in Sikhism.
The thread just goes in circles. Sikhs do marry nonSikhs. Not in huge proportion. Are all these people living in a state of sin? We can't answer that if we do not have a definition of "sin" that is pertinent for Sikhs. And if we cannot answer that question it leaves us acting like karamkhandi Sikhs pointing fingers at this one and that one.
