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Summary of Question:	Re-Sex Before Marriage
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 12/21/2004 3:29 PM MST

I would like to clarify something that a moderator stated. The moderator said "...nothing in Sikhi or the Guru Gobind Singh's Rehit says you have to be a virgin to marry, despite what many people think." This is absolutely incorrect and gives the impression that Sikh Youth should go out and do whatever they want.

For a Sikh, sex outside of marriage is strictly prohibited (that means before marriage and after marriage). Young Sikhs (both male and female) need to respect their religion, their Gurus, and themselves to wait until marriage.

For all these people who profess to be in true love; have your love be sanctified by Guru Ji via the Anand Karj ceremony.

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Sat Siri AKaal. Did I say that everyone should try sex before marriage in that post? No. What you state above is the ideal all should strive to observe as Gursikhs, and I agree wholeheartedly with the ideal and the teaching behind it. Fact is, many Sikhs don't strive, and some who strive still succumb to pressures (internal or external) to have sex. This should not, however, prevent them from EVER marrying or becoming Amritdhari. People make mistakes. Forgive them. Guru does.
Guru ang sang,
-DKK