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Summary of Question:	Confuse About Religion
Category:	Other
Date Posted:	Saturday, 5/17/2003 12:32 PM MDT

SSA I am taking religion class in America. I am studying Islam and Christianity Many things make me very confuse about Sikhism. Islam is little different from other religion. But Christian’s believe are very similar to Sikhism. I don’t understand one thing and I ask many of them but no one give me a satisfied answer to me. Why God need to make one more religion since there are some many out there. Why God made Sikhism. The entire 10th Gurus are Prophets in Sikhism. Ok if we say like that our Gurus help us to show the path of God rite than Christianity did the same thing. I also want to know what God think when he creator Sikh. I know I have so much confusing questions for you. But I am sure only you can help me. Sometime I feel like our Sikh people don’t know much about the Sikhism. Answer me than I will ask you more questions ok thanks for your time.

(REPLY) Sat Nam. Most religions share basic ethical precepts. The unique features of Sikhi are that we do not worship God in any human form, we bow only to Siri Guru Granth Sahib as our living Guru. We are taught that God lives in us, and we can reach and experience God -- not that there's some "person" separate from us, and that we are condemned to be lowly sinners/ We say AND SANG WAHE GURU. (God/Guru is in every fiber of my being!) Plus, we do not try force our beliefs on anyone. We do believe in self-defense (turning the other cheek and allowing ourselves or someone else to be mistreated is not the Khalsa way!) We recognize and respect all human beings. I suggest that you read MacCauliffes History of the Sikhs so that you can learn more of what our Gurus taught, and how Sikhism evolved through all the incarnations of the one light of Guru NAnak. And of course, ideally, study the Siri Guru Granth Sahib so that you directly get guidance and understanding. Those of us who have the privilege of being born as a Sikh -- or "reborn" as a Sikh (!) need to appreciate what a great gift we have been given, and not be fooled by the argument that all paths lead to the One God equally fast. Remember, Christians worship Jesus as God. We respect and appreciate he had the experience of "My Father and I are One." the thing is we Sikhs are supposed to have that same experience! ANG SANG WAHE GURU.