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Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – A Sikh Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, the day falls on the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, who sacrificed his life for the protection of the people under brutal religious persecution. We cherish this principle in the United States today: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe..
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Vaisakhi-Sikhs Celebrate Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

The concept of equality, liberty, and dignity for all has been enshrined in a socially sacred document of today: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”.

The 4th of July-Sikhs Celebrate a Self-Evident Truth

Guru Nanak’s message in founding the Sikh Faith was: neither is one Hindu nor Muslim – thus stating that we are all just human beings. Siri Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh Scripture) starts with ‘Ik Oankar’, meaning that there is One Universal Creator whose children we all are, and are all thus equal..

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – A Sikh Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, the day falls on the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, who sacrificed his life for the protection of the people under brutal religious persecution. We cherish this principle in the United States today: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe..

Serenity in the Midst of Savagery

This was a bad time for Sikhs in India. Sikh men were being beaten, in most cases with iron rods, and then subjected to the garland treatment, which means putting tires around their necks, dousing them with kerosene, and setting them on fire.

With Prayers for One and All

The Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wis., has witnessed a terrible tragedy that leaves one at a loss for words. Seven persons, including the gunman, have died, and three, including a police officer, have been seriously injured. While the motive for the shooting is still unclear, our whole country is much the poorer for it.

The End of an Era – Can We Embark on a New One

At the sentencing of her tormentor, the most brutalized of the three women, Michelle Knight, said: “You took 11 years of my life away, and I have got it back. … I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning.” The man who had held three women in a hellish prison for years could not live in his far more..

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