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Summary of Question:	The Whole Conversion Issue
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Friday, 7/02/2004 12:50 PM MDT

sasrikaal

i firstly would like to say, that with the comments i am writing i do not intend to critize anyone or sound rude

this whole issue of conversion, - basically after reading the responses on this site, some say if that lady son wants to convert then let him, and your answer was also similar

why r we syaing this for! we r sikhs, should be proud, and instead of sayingthings like, ' oh its up the the individual, its how they r happy' we should be trying to tackle the problem, not saying it okay-i think all gudwaras should be together in this and start educating the youth of sikhi, on what sikhi is all about- yes u may argue that places already do this, however it doesnt seem to be working.

i really do feel for the lady who said he son converted, she has evry right to be upset - i aint prejudice but i do beleive evry one should stick to their relgion and roots

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Sat SIri Akaal. Yes, it is understandable for the mother who posted that query to be upset. Her son's conversion was not expected! That said, being BORN a Sikh doesn't make you a Sikh, and all the education and teaching in the world on Sikhi doesn't either. At some point everyone raised in a faith makes a conscious decision to keep to that path/faith, adopt another path, or do nothing. I did it, and I have seen it over and over. It's part of the SoulSelf's learning process, it's part of being a responsible adult. No one can be forced to believe or follow the path of their birth; for Sikhs to do so makes us as bad as the Mughals who set out to do us in. I agree that education is indeed an issue for many, but heart is different than mind, and if heart isn't in it, then mind won't be either. Guru ang sang,
-DKK