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06-12-2007, 02:52 PM
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Islam vs Sikhism
In England, there has been a story regarding a girl who converted from sikhism to islam. Her family say that she has been brainwashed and she would never turn her back on sikhism etc etc. The Islamic family she went into hiding with - had their home broken into by a group of sikh men holding axes looking for the girl. I havent heard anymore of it since, so as far as I know she is still in hiding.
But my question is the media made it out be like there was a big no no from converting between these particular faiths (islam and sikhism). And anyone who did, was likely to be hunted down and killed. Is this true? What are your thoughts? If you child wanted to convert to the other religion what would you think? Is it worse for a mulsim to convert to a sikh (or visa versa) than to any other religion such as christianity etc? Last edited by Dream Angel; 06-13-2007 at 11:35 AM. Reason: Typo - I said muslim men with axes, supposed to be sikh men! 
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06-12-2007, 05:02 PM
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That’s really odd... why are those Muslim men trying to find that girl...? If I was there I would be trying to help that girl to the best of my abilities...
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06-12-2007, 06:23 PM
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How old is this "girl?"
Nothing was mentioned of kidnapping or abduction, which leads me to suspect she's adult enough to be out on her own and to make her own life choices. My thoughts? Why should either group care what this girl believes? As long as her belief causes them no harm then I'd say it's entirely her business. Her religion is between her and her God. It's not up to anybody else to 'correct' it.
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06-13-2007, 07:25 AM
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06-13-2007, 07:43 AM
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An obsession with ensuring that others hold "correct" religious opinions seems to me symptomatic of a profound insecurity.
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06-13-2007, 09:40 AM
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To me, the entire story stinks of urban myth... Unless you've seen it in print by a reliable source, I wouldn't give the story that much weight. In terms of converting between religions; the majority of religious institutions claim a monopoly on the truth and discourage leaving the religion they triumph.
As for my child, if he or she wanted to convert to another religion, I'd support my child's decision. I have searched for spiritual truth the majority of my life; I'd be a hypocrite not to encourage my child to do the same.
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06-13-2007, 09:46 AM
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06-13-2007, 10:49 AM
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"Normally", there's a problem when a Muslim person leaves the faith. Most Sikhs would probably criticize a conversion, but I hope they would think that their Naam/Wahiguru etc. is one and the same for all people, despite the different labels, and grudgingly accept the decision of the individual. I just cannot imagine protests from Muslims against getting another convert to their fatih. They should rejoice.
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Those are my principles, and if you don´t like them... well, I have others. - Groucho Marx
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06-13-2007, 11:34 AM
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06-13-2007, 11:49 AM
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