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Richelle Wiseman

On Holy Ground

March 24, 2008

Last week, the Mayor of Vancouver stood on the steps of a downtown Catholic church to make an imp... Read More

Underneath the Helmet Issue

March 07, 2008

It seems the only time we hear about Canada’s Sikh community in the media is when there is ... Read More

Ron Csillag

Brainwashing or simple parenting?

March 24, 2008

Children being raised in a religious environment is a volatile issue, at least to anti-theists. A... Read More

Lord’s Prayer

March 04, 2008

In Ontario’s it’s often the little things that kick up the biggest fuss. This time, i... Read More

Tip:

This year, several significant religious and cultural events fall on the same day. March 21 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racism. In the Christian tradition, this year it is also Good Friday where Christians commemorate Christ’s passion and death on the cross to pay for the world’s sins. Also this year, it is the Jewish holiday of Purim which celebrates victory over an oppressive ruler as related in the Book of Ester. Hindus will celebrate Holi on March 21 this year, which is a festival dedicated to Krishna. Baha’is and Zoroastrians will celebrate New Years Day on March 21 (Naw Ruz and Now Ruz). Finally, to cap off the significant events occuring on this day, there will also be a full moon.

Sikh Articles

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Same-sex marriage

January 27, 2005

Due to the highly emotional nature of the same-sex debate, many people have been misled or have misunderstood the issue, write two prominent Sikh Canadians in Ontario. Ramandeep Kaur Grewal, a Toronto lawyer and executive member of the Sikh Centennial Foundation, and T. Sher Singh, a Guelph lawye...

Canada

January 27, 2005

Given the large number of Punjabis in Canada, it

PM steps into same-sex marriage debate in India

January 19, 2005

The same-sex marriage debate has followed Prime Minister Paul Martin all the way to India, after the spiritual leader of the Sikhs urged his followers to reject the legalization of gay marriage.

Gay union debate follows PM

January 18, 2005

The gay marriage debate has followed Paul Martin halfway around the world, with a decree by the Sikh religion's highest clerical authority that Sikhs should resist the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Sikh leader in India denounces same-sex marriage

January 18, 2005

Canadian MPs of Sikh descent travelling with Prime Minister Paul Martin in India were on the hot seat after an edict from a Sikh religious leader against same-sex marriage. In a newspaper article in the Tribune yesterday, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, denounced same-sex marriage and urged the Sik...

Author Rushdie Angry After Sikh Play Scrapped

December 28, 2004

British author Salman Rushdie, who went into hiding for years after Iran's leader ordered him killed, assailed Britain on Sunday for allowing angry Sikh groups to force the cancellation of a Sikh play last week.

Tempest of rage shakes Sikh temple

December 26, 2004

Britain's Sikh communities are outraged by the media coverage on the protest in Birmingham that forced to cancel play, Dishounor. They say the media portrayed Sikh very negatively and the biased coverage amplified the already widespread prejudice against Sikh. While Sikh women's groups testify th...

Theatre ends play in Sikh protest

December 22, 2004

The sold-out run of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's play, drama Behzti, or Dishonour, which depicts murder and rape scenes taking place in a Sikh temple, has been cancelled after violent protests by Sikhs in Birmingham, England. The play will not be shown again. Welcoming the decision, a representative fr...

Sikhs storm theatre to demand closure of play that 'violates their sacred place'

December 20, 2004

Hundreds of angry Sikh demonstrators across from Britain gathered to protest a controversial play, which depicts sexual abuse and murder in a Sikh temple, and clashed with police last Saturday (Dec. 18), The Independent reported. They attacked security guards, destroyed a foyer door and windows, ...

Sikh Holy Book Spurs Worldwide Celebrations

September 02, 2004

Canadian temples participating in special events

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