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The conversion of Ranjit Singh's son Dalip was the kind of breakthrough that the ruling power wrongly hoped would help blunt the fervour of a people passionately committed to their faith. The aim of the missionaries was to turn the Sikhs away from the source of their determination and strength, from their beliefs which gave them the courage to die in their defense. Missionary activities in Punjab proceeded in close parallel with other attempts to pacify the militant Sikhs 'to whom our attention at first was specially directed.' An American Presbyterian mission was already established in Ludhiana, south of the Sutlej. No sooner had Sikh rule ended in 1849 than the Ludhiana mission sent C.W. Forman and John Newton to Lahore to start missionary work there. They couldn't have asked for better sponsorship than that provided by John Lawrence, who had officiated as Lahore Resident during his brother Henry's absence, and had a powerful say in Punjab affairs. He was a firm believer in Christian proselytization, and was keen to see the conquest of the Sikh Kingdom followed by large-scale conversions. Other Christian missions, led by the Church of England in 1852, soon followed. The United Presbyterian Mission in 1855, the Cambridge Mission, the Baptist Mission and the Church of Scotland were some of them. The proximity of the missions to the ruling power could have appealed to some potential converts. The conversion figures, however, are not too impressive: they stood at 4,000 in 1881, 300,000 in 1921. An unintended spinoff of missionary activities in Punjab was the determined move by Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims to rediscover and re-emphasize the essentials of their own faiths. The Sikhs' need for self-understanding was highlighted by two almost concurrent movements. The first was led by Baba Dayal (1783-1855), who underscored the danger of moving away from the rational moorings of the Sikh faith towards worship of idols and images that were antithetical to the Guru’s teachings. taken from The Sikhs, patwant singh

Any biography link of Bhai Ram Singh ?

Where is press release from sikh political parties suck as Dr. Aulakh of usa or Dal Khalsa (UK, India)? This is not an attack on these org but a simple genuine question ?They need to come forward to provide Aid to Pakistani Sikhs.

It was Giordano Bruno of Italy who first claimed in 1572 that there were millions of other planets that have life on them. In our own times scientist Chris Chyba has stated that there is a great possibility of life on Europa. The belief about life in space rests on the argument that if conditions are right for life to exist on our earth, there may be other such planets in the universe with similar conditions. Many people in various countries have reported unidentified flying objects (UFOs) with alarmingly unpredictable regularity. Some people even claim face-to-face rapport with aliens. Crop circles have mysteriously appeared overnight at many places in the world especially in Britain and Canada. Scientists dismiss such claims as mistaken observations or dreams. An alien craft is reported to have crashed at Roswell in New Mexico (4 July, 1947) and it is reported that post-mortem was performed on its occupants. The state Government is silent about it. Fossilized microbial worm-like life was detected in 1989 in a 4.5 billion-year-old rock from Mars known as ALH 84009 The Sikh View The Sikh Gurus have not directly mentioned anything about the certainty of life on other planets but there are references, which can only be construed as having relevance to life on other planets. For example, we hear that there are only 8,400,000 forms of life on earth and also Sikhism tells us that the limit of God's creation is beyond human comprehension. The Guru says, "O Lord, You have embellished the creation with beauty creating the beings of various kinds, you infused your power into them. No one knows your limits." (AGGS 1094) The Guru ji also states "God has established his stocks and stores in many worlds. He has replenished them once and for all so that the supplies never run out." (AGGS. 7 ) "I see none as great a giver as you. O Great Giver; You give in charity to the beings of all the continents, worlds, solar systems, nether regions and universes." (AGGS. 549 ) Regarding these other worlds he says, "Having created the creation, He watches over it. By His glance of Grace, He bestows happiness. There are planets, solar systems and galaxies. If one speaks of them, there is no limit, no end. There are worlds upon worlds of His Creation. As He commands, so they exist. He watches over all, and contemplating the creation, He rejoices. O Nanak, to describe this is as hard as steel." (AGGS. 8 ) Obviously Sikh Gurus believed that there was life on other planets, otherwise the above lines of the Guru would have no meaning and he would not have said, "Many solar systems, many galaxies. Many forms, colours and celestial realms. Many gardens, many fruits and roots. He Himself is mind, and He Himself is matter. Many ages, days and nights. Many apocalypses, many creations. Many beings are in His home. The Lord is perfectly pervading all places." (AGGS. 1236 ) There are copious references to life on other planets in the hagiographic literature of Sikhism (Janam Sakhis). Sir James Jeans writes, "There are millions of stars in the sky each similar to our sun, and each doubtlessly surrounded, like our sun, by a family of planets on which life may be kept in being by the light and heat received from its sun (Sir James Jeans Our mysterious Universe P. 8 ) Scientists are waiting for the time when they receive a definite signal from the outer space to prove that we are not the only inheritors of this Universe. Source: http://sikhyouth.com/archives/2058

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It is 100% sure that Sant Jees birthday is on Feb12th.

Society without religion will be in chaos. Look at the history of USSR. Religion is important and steps should be taken by government to protect "Freedom of Religion" at all costs. Sikh Funeral Rights In Sikhism death is considered a natural process and is seen as a transient stage towards the complete unity with God. Sikhs believe in re-incarnation. Cremation is the preferred method of disposal, although if it is not possible any other methods such as burial or submergence at sea are acceptable. Sikhs do not erect monuments over the remains of the dead. Worship of the dead with gravestones etc. is discouraged because the body is considered to be only the shell while the person's soul is their real essence.... --- So it is important to note that to Sikhs, open air cremation doesn't hold any significance at all. Hindu groups may include Sikhs' name in it as they might want to show their strength in numbers. If in Hindu religion, open cremation is a must to have then as an individual Sikh, I would support them. Kirpan (sword) The Kirpan is a religious sword that encapsulates an initiated Sikh's solemn obligation of courage and self-defense. It denotes dignity and self-reliance, the capacity and readiness to always defend the weak and the oppressed. It helps sustain one's martial spirit and the determination to sacrifice oneself in order to defend truth, oppression and Sikh moral values. All Initiated Sikhs are mandated to wear a Kirpan on their body. --- Baptized Sikhs are required to wear kirpan. I don't know much about UK nor its constitution but here in united states (California), Sikh students are allowed to wear kirpan under certain conditions (like blunt blade etc ). But the point is that there are ways to handle such situations, but it requires other parties to have extensive knowledge about all major religions & cultures. We won't understand the subject of rocket science unless we are rocket scientists ourselves. In the same way, we won't understand other religion's issues unless we know their history and understand their lifestyle. So it is not an easy job for everyone to understand these issues. If understanding such issues was so easy, then we wouldn't see US/UK fighting against two countries. (same point applies to the other party too) Other issues Now issues like sharia law etc are not a good choice at all. If one is living in other adopted country then he/she should compromise with their system no matter where, how and when you came. Extreme cases like sharia law should not even be in effect in Muslim countries (as sikh view point). Just like few hundred years ago, when Punjab was booming and considered as a top nation in the world, immigrants from France, UK and even America came to be a part of Khalsa Sarkar (Khalsa Government) under Mahraja Ranjit Singh. They were told that to be a part of khalsa sarkar, they have to follow particular dress code and follow Punjabi culture BUT have full RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Although at then end, Khalsa was Betrayed by British India, but we are proud of Khalsa Sarkar's open practical policies running through several decades. I am talking about the time when no non-white could buy/sell/trade anything freely in other countries such as uk, usa etc..