Posted on 10/15/2004 7:15:36 AM PDT by flutters
"case law exempts the kirpaan."
I hereby state that my religion requires me to openly carry my .45 ACP!
One of the more tragic consequences of 9/11 was some igorant yokels killing a Sikh because they associated the turban with muslims. These are a proud people, peaceful but a warrior culture. As far removed from Muslims as you'd want.
"concealed weapon, which Ohio code says is any "instrument, device or thing capable of inflicting death,"
Like a knitting needle?
If they saw me carrying a 6 inch bucknife they'd pull me aside too.
Poor Sikhs, they're such a good people, and on the surface so easily confused with moo slimes.
If you kept one under the seat of your car as protection and the cops found it and you admitted what it was there for they would charge you with carrying a concealed weapon.
This is my single gripe with police-- everything has to be handled like a SWAT situation.
One can never be too sure. The AQ operative attending school in NJ plotting to blow up the Prudential Building is a Hindu from India who converted to Islam.
Not anymore.....He's wearing faceloads of dirt.
Sikh bodyguards betrayed and killed Indira Ghandi, it is very probable that Sikh terrorists blew up a jetliner on an India-Canada flight ten or more years back.
but if all the muslims here became sikhs I would feel a lot better.
Heaven forbid, not more racial profiling! Next thing you know they'll be interrogating innocent towel-heads whose religion requires them to pray with bombs strapped to their torsos inside local elementary schools. The nerve of these policemen!
He did question, though, why it took several officers to arrest him and two to handcuff him.
Police don't respect anyone. They have absolutely no reason to believe that someone will act harshly often yet they treat average citizens like criminal trash. It gets back to them. There are certain counties where I won't give them the time of day.
Agreed they killed Gandhi and I don't condone that, but they were being seriously persecuted by the government. I wasn't aware it was Sikhs who were involved in the airliner crash, I thought it was related to the Kashmir problem.
"As far removed from Muslims as you'd want"
Actually, not true. Sikhism is a blend of Hinduism and Islam.
from a website........
Philosophy and Beliefs
There is only One God. He is the same God for all people of all religions.
The soul goes through cycles of births and deaths before it reaches the human form. The goal of our life is to lead an exemplary existence so that one may merge with God. Sikhs should remember God at all times and practice living a virtuous and truthful life while maintaining a balance between their spiritual obligations and temporal obligations.
The true path to achieving salvation and merging with God does not require renunciation of the world or celibacy, but living the life of a householder, earning a honest living and avoiding worldly temptations and sins.
Sikhism condemns blind rituals such as fasting, visiting places of pilgrimage, superstitions, worship of the dead, idol worship etc.
Sikhism preaches that people of different races, religions, or sex are all equal in the eyes of God. It teaches the full equality of men and women. Women can participate in any religious function or perform any Sikh ceremony or lead the congregation in prayer.
History and Practices
The founder of the Sikh religion was Guru Nanak who was born in 1469. He preached a message of love and understanding and criticized the blind rituals of the Hindus and Muslims. Guru Nanak passed on his enlightened leadership of this new religion to nine successive Gurus. The final living Guru, Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708.
During his lifetime Guru Gobind Singh established the Khalsa order (meaning 'The Pure'), soldier-saints. The Khalsa uphold the highest Sikh virtues of commitment, dedication and a social conscious. The Khalsa are men and women who have undergone the Sikh baptism ceremony and who strictly follow the Sikh Code of Conduct and Conventions and wear the prescribed physical articles of the faith. One of the more noticeable being the uncut hair (required to be covered with a turban for men) and the Kirpan (ceremonial sword).
Before his death in 1708 Guru Gobind Singh declared that the Sikhs no longer needed a living and appointed his spiritual successor as Sri Guru Granth Sahib, his physical successor as the Khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh felt that all the wisdom needed by Sikhs for spiritual guidance in their daily lives could be found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Eternal Guru of the Sikhs. Sri Guru Granth Sahib is unique in the world of religious scriptures because not only is it accorded the status of being the spiritual head of the Sikh religion, but besides the poetry of the Gurus, it also contains the writings of saints of other faiths whose thoughts were consistent with those of the Sikh Gurus.
Sikhism does not have priests, which were abolished by Guru Gobind Singh. The Guru felt that they had become corrupt and full of ego. Sikhs only have custodians of the Guru Granth Sahib (granthi), and any Sikh is free to read the Guru Granth Sahib in the Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) or in their home. All people of all religions are welcome to the Gurdwara. A free community kitchen can be found at every Gurdwara which serves meals to all people of all faiths. Guru Nanak first started this institution which outline the basic Sikh principles of service, humility and equality.
The most significant historical religious center for the Sikhs is Harmiandir Sahib (The Golden Temple) at Amritsar in the state of Punjab in northern India. It is the inspirational and historical center of Sikhism but is not a mandatory place of pilgrimage or worship. All places where Sri Guru Granth Sahib are installed are considered equally holy for Sikhs.
Hey BM, Your inferior verse is annoying and nauseating. I'm sure you're a coward and would love to talk to you face to face about your fantasies of hurting innocents in the greatest nation on earth.
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