Sikhism

Introduction Robert H Nash was a popular evangelical philosopher, apologist, and professor. Over a forty-year period of teaching and writing, he covered subjects including Apologetics, ethics, theology, and history from an evangelical Christian worldview. Across his career, he taught at several prestigious schools, including Western Kentucky University, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Upon his death, Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology at the…

The Importance of Educating People on Religion Globalization has made it possible for people with different cultural and religious backgrounds to interact. While people in general have the same needs and often the similar goals, not all religions have the same practices. Some may have similar beliefs such as the denominations of Christianity but are often separated by details. In fact, religions have different ideals, which is the reason for the division. Although an individual may only be…

Having my Religion and Public Engagement internship at a hospital allowed me to observe how religion and the public connect in a medical setting. When I began my internship, I was under the impression that the interactions between Pastoral Services and patients would occur at the end of the patients’ lives. I chose this internship because I wanted to see how religion influenced end of life decisions such as ending definitive care. The majority of the patient interactions occurred during daily…

World Religion in Public Schools America is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world; however, there is a lack of knowledge about cultural religion. Religion is not a distinct phenomenon. Understanding and considering worldwide perspectives is a significant global competence skill that all students should establish. Contrary to popular belief, no law prohibits the discussion of religion in public schools. Because religion is not concentrated on within the curriculum, students…

Another aspect of culture is language since it is a tool for communication and without it, culture cannot be transmitted to the next generation. Since I was raised bilingual – I was taught both Arabic and English throughout my schooling and I was taught Urdu and Hindi from the age of 3. Since I had to learn so many languages from a young age it made it harder for me to differentiate one from another, especially between Urdu, Hindi and Arabic. Moreover, I would end up translating from one…

One threat to Sikhism is that Hindus do not recognize Sikhism as being different from Hinduism. Hindus claim that Sikhism is just one of the many forms of Hinduism. For this reason, Sikhs fear they will not be able to maintain their distinct religious identity and will be absorbed into Hinduism. Sikhs argue that they are not Hindus, and they demand that Hindus recognize their distinctiveness. However, some Sikh behaviors conform more closely to Hindu beliefs than the teachings of Sikh gurus. For…

How does one determine what is a religious versus personal belief? Religious exemption is a written form that certifies a parent’s objection to immunization for religious reasons, and exempts the parent and child from the state’s vaccination requirements. Unfortunately, this is a highly flawed process. The debate on vaccinations versus religion has been ongoing for almost a century, and is not going anywhere. While one’s opinion can never be considered wrong, it can be misguided and in some…

Unity in diversity’ is the motto of our nation. India is a diversified country with many languages with many cultures and the people also different from one state to another. India’s is called as ‘Hindustan’ as it was full of Hindus once upon a time. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni employs myth in her novels to show the people how culture, tradition, religion and ecology play an important role in the lives of man. Myths are the stories that are based on tradition, culture and religion. They are not…

Present-Day Darkness: Why More People Should Practice Religion I. INTRODUCTION A. (Attention Gainer) It’s 10 p.m. You are sitting in the 24/7 section of the Library about to begin that speech outline that you have been telling yourself to do for the past week. You begin writing the introduction when you see something light up at your side. It’s your phone. Your dad is calling. You think to yourself why would he be calling me this late? There is no way he heard about what I did at that party last…

Cynthia Keppley Mahamood examines some of the problems Sikhs are facing regarding their “identity and commitment”. She looks at the overall question of “Who is a Sikh”. In particular Mahamood explores Canada, and how it has responded to the influx of Sikh immigrants. He analyzes and shares examples of discrimination against Sikhs face in Canada. Also, how the current Indo-Canadian society has chosen to follow certain societal and cultural norms, which go against the Gurus teachings. Within the…