Sikhism

Hindus, Sikhs Demand Funeral Pyres in Britain

January 11, 2006

Source: Yahoo! News

Wire Service: IANS

http://in.news.yahoo.com/060111/43/61y6q.html

On January 11, 2006 the Indo-Asian News Service reported, "An organisation here plans to petition the European Court of Human Rights to ensure that dead bodies of Hindus and Sikhs are cremated on traditional funeral pyres instead of in electric crematoriums. Britain has a large minority of Hindus and Sikhs, but arrangements for the deceased within the...

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114 Grenades Found at Golden Temple

January 10, 2006

Source: The Washington Times

http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20060110-054432-3429r.htm

On January 10, 2006 The Washington Times reported, "A Sikh pilgrim found at least 114 grenades at northern India's Golden Temple, the most revered Sikh shrine. However, authorities do not view the grenades as a danger because they are rusting and old, the BBC reported Tuesday. 'This is not being viewed seriously, because all the recovered grenades are old and unusable,'...

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Update: Family Reunited to Mourn Death of Sikh Cab Driver

January 8, 2006

Source: Newsday

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/nyc-fune0108,0,2802078.story?coll=nyc-topheadlines-left

On January 8, 2006 Newsday reported, "Jaswinder Singh, 15, and his brother Kabal, 17, stared down at the face of their father Saturday as he lay in his coffin, a red turban on his head, rose petals on his chest. Tears streaked the boys' cheeks. It was the first time they had seen their father in 10 years...

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Tory Politicians Campaign for Sikh Votes

January 8, 2006

Source: The Mississauga News

http://www.mississauganews.com/mi/news/story/3251665p-3765460c.html

On January 8, 2006 The Mississauga News reported, "Local Tory candidates visited a Sikh temple in Mississauga today in an attempt to win votes from a community that has traditionally voted Liberal. Conservative candidates Bob Dechert (Mississauga-Erindale) and Raminder Gill (Mississauga-Streetsville) were joined by Tory immigration critic Diane Ablonczy this...

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Editorial: “Teaching Religion in Schools: A More Intelligent Course”

January 8, 2006

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

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On January 8, 2006 The Philadelphia Inquirer ran an editorial stating, "The 'intelligent design' trial, which concluded with a resounding anti-ID ruling, has exposed a surprising, yawning gap in American education. There's a workable solution - but, alas, you won't be seeing it anytime soon. Problem is, there's no place to put ID in our present public school curricula. We have little place to put any religious instruction. And in the...

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Sikhs Celebrate Guru Gobind Singh’s Birth Anniversary

January 6, 2006

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/news.nsf/RecentNewsHTML/BC036DC5FF9655D4872570EE0068FEE8!OpenDocument

On January 6, 2006 SikhNet reported, "Sikhs across India spent Thursday thronging shrines to pay their respects to their 10th spiritual leader, Guru Gobind Singh, on his 339th birth anniversary. In Amritsar, Sikhs from all walks of life thronged the Golden Temple Complex to offer their homage on the...

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Sikhs Find a Home in Eugene

January 5, 2006

Source: Eugene Weekly

http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2006/01/05/feature.html

On January 5, 2006 the Eugene Weekly reported, "Eugene has become a center of sorts for the Sikh religion, with members coming from near and far to work, attend school, raise families and build a community based on a tradition of tolerance and devotion. The Sikh religion came to Eugene in 1970 when Dr. Sat Kirpal Singh Khalsa and his wife moved to the community to teach yoga. Thirty-five years...

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