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Graybeard

(6,996 posts)
Sun Aug 5, 2012, 05:49 PM Aug 2012

fyi. 700,000 Sikhs in America.

Last edited Sun Aug 5, 2012, 06:20 PM - Edit history (1)

According to Wiki the US has the third largest population of Sikhs after India and the UK.

Sikh is translated to mean "student of the Guru".

It is a peaceful religion devoted to meditation and study.

Some Sikhs are highly visible in the community. Many of the men wear turbans and many of the women dress in saris.

I for one offer sympathy and condolences to all of those who have been so terribly attacked.

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fyi. 700,000 Sikhs in America. (Original Post) Graybeard Aug 2012 OP
Peaceful religion doohnibor Aug 2012 #1
Sounds similiar to Unitarian Universalists rainbow4321 Aug 2012 #2
Gun control anybody? electedface Aug 2012 #3
 

doohnibor

(97 posts)
1. Peaceful religion
Sun Aug 5, 2012, 06:32 PM
Aug 2012

Now that's a change. How can they get any followers if they don't tell you who to smite, stone, slay, rebuke, shun, or vanquish?

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
2. Sounds similiar to Unitarian Universalists
Sun Aug 5, 2012, 06:45 PM
Aug 2012

I just say that because I became a UU'er years ago, raised my kids as UU, etc...I chose UU specifically because of their beliefs: accept everyone.

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