After an extraordinary, marathon meeting of Jathedars at the Akal Takht — the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs —the community’s five high priests on Wednesday declared the anti-Sikh riots 26 years ago as ‘genocide’ and demanded justice for the victims. The decision seems to have been motivated by the recent resolution introduced by Indian-origin Sikh MP Sukh Dhaliwal in the Canadian Parliament, where he sought to get the bloodshed declared as a ‘genocide’. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, who headed the meeting of the Sikh priests, admitted the move by Dhaliwal had “awakened” them to correct history
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26 years on, Akal Takht declares 1984 anti-Sikh riots as ‘genocide’
A Victoria-based Sikh association on Tuesday received a grant of 10,000 dollars from the Australian state’s Labour government as part of a programme to strengthen multi-cultural communities through inter-faith dialogue and collaboration. James Merlino, Minister assisting Premier John Brumby on Multicultural Affairs, and Member for Burwood, Bob Stensholt, presented the Victorian Sikh Association with the grant. “Victoria is the most multi-cultural, harmonious state in Australia and rivals any of the multicultural centres of the world,” Merlino said
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Sikh Association gets 10000-dollar grant from Victoria govt in Oz
Matthew 11: 25-27 Isa 10:5-7,13b-16 / Psa 94 I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. (Matthew 11:25) Do not crave for worldly wisdom, Nor in its glory be fulfilled; Seek rather to know God’s kingdom, And
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To the Humble Revealed
Today’s guest post comes to us from our Senior Norwegian correspondent Hilde Løvdal, who posted here last year on ” The Adventures of a Norwegian in Colorado Springs .” Today she sends her exploration of the influence of contemporary Christian music in her homeland. People often ask me why I am so fascinated by American evangelicalism
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The Oslo Soul Children and the Cowboy Twins
The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, founder of Southern California’s Crystal Cathedral megachurch and host of the Hour of Power televangelism broadcast, announced Sunday he will retire as lead pastor after 55 years in the pulpit and his daughter will take over.
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Hour of Power pastor Robert Schuller retiring
Randall Stephens A review essay in the July 2 issue of the TLS is well worth the read (though it doesn’t appear to be on-line). It gives some perspective on whatever counts as “secularization” in the United States.
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Everything is Bigger than Jesus in England
NEW DELHI – Jagdish Kaur, a witness of November 1984 Sikh massacre, during her cross examination in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta identified Sajjan Kumar as a person instigating the mob during the massacre. Along with Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Kaur identified Sajjan Kumar’s nephew Balwant Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal as accomplices
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Witness Identifies Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs Case
TORONTO – A Canadian Sikh security guard in Toronto, who moved the Ontario provincial human rights commission for being forced to wear a hard helmet by Home Depot, has won his case against the world’s largest home-improvement retailer. In its ruling, Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal said Home Depot (Canada) discriminated against Deepinder Loomba by “enforcing” a hard hat on him and threatening him with dismissal if he didn’t comply. Headquartered near Atlanta in the US, Home Depot has about 180 stores across Canada.
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Canadian Sikh Wins Discrimination Lawsuit Against Home Depot
Paul Harvey Mike Altman and others here frequently have called for expanding the boundaries of the sacred for analysis, and since various contributors here have posted on everything from Disney Religion to Green Day’s American Idiot to early modern tattoos, I should think this would be a receptive venue for an expansive view of religious ritual. All the same, there’s plenty of room here for traditional theological analysis.
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Remember, LeBron, You Got to Go Through Hell Before You Get to Heaven
The Queen has recently given the Sikh Nishkam Centre in Birmingham an award for its exemplary voluntary services to society. The group running the centre is headed by “Bhai Sahib” Mohinder Singh, whom I previously discussed in the “Music of Unity/Politics of Division” article. Bhai Sahib is also the chairman of the British Sikh Consulative Forum (BSCF), and has been heavily involved in numerous charitable and humanitarian activities along with interfaith bridge-building efforts for many years.
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Sikh centre given an award by the Queen