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Obama to Skip Sikh Shrine on Visit to India
NYT ^
| 19 Oct 2010
| Lydia Polgreen
Posted on 10/19/2010 10:28:15 AM PDT by smokingfrog
NEW DELHI — The Golden Temple, a sprawling and serene complex of gleaming gold and polished marble that is the spiritual center of the Sikh religion, is one of India’s most popular tourist attractions. Revered by Indians of all faiths, it is a cherished emblem of India’s religious diversity. So it was no surprise when the gold-plated marvel was touted as the likely third stop on President Obama’s visit to India, scheduled for early November.
But the United States has ruled out a Golden Temple visit, according to an American official involved in planning. Temple officials said that American advance teams had gone to Amritsar, the holy city where the temple is located, to discuss a possible visit. But the plan appears to have foundered on the thorny question of how Mr. Obama would cover his head, as Sikh tradition requires, while visiting the temple.
“To come to golden temple he needs to cover his head,” said Dalmegh Singh, secretary of the committee that runs the temple. “That is our tradition. It is their problem to cover the head with a Christian hat or a Muslim cap.”
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amritsar; golden; goldentemple; imamobama; india; indian; obama; obamaindiatrip; shrine; sikh; sikhism; skip; temple; visit
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To: smokingfrog
To: smokingfrog
Well, I wish him much Sikhcess.
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:31:36 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no such thing as a good tax." Winston Churchill)
To: smokingfrog
The World's Largest Free Eatery
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:31:55 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.)
To: nickcarraway
Apparently the horns get in the way of the hat. (sorry, couldn’t help it. I’ll do better)
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:32:18 AM PDT
by
sayuncledave
(A cruce salus)
To: smokingfrog
He’s worried he’d be considered a Muslim for visiting a Sikh temple? Isn’t the opposite more likely?
To: smokingfrog
Interesting...
I think I read somewhere that a muslim’s head will explode if he enters a Hindu temple...
;-)
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:32:34 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
To: nickcarraway
"...a Christian hat or a Muslim cap.”Which cap would Obowmao choose?
To: smokingfrog
Sikh and ye shall find....
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:33:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE MEGHAN MCCAIN A BOX OF KRISPY KREMES SO SHE'LL SHUT THE HELL UP?!)
To: nickcarraway
He probably can’t find enough clouds to cover it, being he’s so “lofty” and above us “mere mortals”. *rolls eyes*
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:34:23 AM PDT
by
Sister_T
("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
To: smokingfrog
You'd think Obama could just knot the corners of a hankerchief...
A kinda doo rag.
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:34:41 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: smokingfrog
I am going to go out on a limb here...but is Sikh religion not Muslim friendly?
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:34:52 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
(GOP. Gutless Old Politicians :^)).....Tolerance for thee but none for me)
To: WayneS
Sikh’s are not Hindu...........
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:35:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE MEGHAN MCCAIN A BOX OF KRISPY KREMES SO SHE'LL SHUT THE HELL UP?!)
To: smokingfrog
So, St. John's University had to cover up references to Jesus when Obama spoke there, but he can't cover his head in deference to someone else when he's a guest in their country?
Hmmmm....
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:35:19 AM PDT
by
OKSooner
(Obama confessed "his muslim faith" on the George Stephanopolous show on September 7th, 2008.)
To: smokingfrog
"Skip Sikh Shrine"
Say that 5 times fast.
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:36:42 AM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(15 October 09: Where were you when America stopped to watch an empty balloon?)
To: ColdOne
...but is Sikh religion not Muslim friendly? Reverse the precepts, and you've got it.............
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:37:22 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE MEGHAN MCCAIN A BOX OF KRISPY KREMES SO SHE'LL SHUT THE HELL UP?!)
To: nickcarraway
It would demonstrate 0bama’s tolerance and diversity.
Why would he have problem with that, I wonder?
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:38:09 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.)
To: smokingfrog
Good grief, he could just put on a hat. I’m sure one of Michelle’s designers could make up one big enough to fit his head. That’s a lame excuse even for him.
To: smokingfrog
...and the sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s Sikh.
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posted on
10/19/2010 10:38:42 AM PDT
by
Hunton Peck
("Pork: The Other White Meat!" De facto motto of the late Robert Byrd)
To: fullchroma
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