Sikh Council UK has developed guidelines to stop inter-faith marriages in Gurdwaras. Read the whole article on http://www.sikh24.com/2014/10/25/sikh-council-uk-develops-guidelines-of-approach-to-inter-faith-marriages-in-gurdwaras/#comment-69831
I disagree with their guidelines. I left a comment on the above site, weather they publish it or not.
Point 2.4 suggests to me that this document is being created to discourage marriages between a sikh and non-sikh in Gurdwaras. Would you rather have these people go to the other religious place? Think carefully and go through Guru Nanak’s life expereinces and messages before you decide. I thought Guru Nanak was the most broad- minded and accepting Guru that ever walked this earth.I see people who have created this documents to be no different than those Pandits that stopped Namdev from entering the Hindu Temple. Are you intending to lobby getting rid of 937 hymns of 36 Hindu saints, Muslim sufis and bards from Guru Granth Sahib as well because they were not Sikhs? If Guru Granth Sahib is the first religious book which contains the writings of persons belonging to different communities, castes, and diverse regions of the country; and it incorporates and sanctifies the writings of holy men of different faith then should the Gurdwaras where this holy book resides discriminate weather a person is Sikh or of another faith? Is that not insulting the very Guru whose Sikh we proudly are? Do not react to incidents, think of the long term. Sikhism is the only religion that is inclusive not exclusive. Guru’s message as I understand was always to include whoever chose to come here, regardless of their religion. We should also allow couples to marry in a Gurdwara in cases where both of them do not belong to Sikh religion but chose to have Guru Granth Sahib as a witness of their marriage. If you have forgotten about the inclusiveness displayed in Guru Granth Sahib then read this article and rethink http://sikhismguide.org/granth.aspx
I disagree with their guidelines. I left a comment on the above site, weather they publish it or not.
Point 2.4 suggests to me that this document is being created to discourage marriages between a sikh and non-sikh in Gurdwaras. Would you rather have these people go to the other religious place? Think carefully and go through Guru Nanak’s life expereinces and messages before you decide. I thought Guru Nanak was the most broad- minded and accepting Guru that ever walked this earth.I see people who have created this documents to be no different than those Pandits that stopped Namdev from entering the Hindu Temple. Are you intending to lobby getting rid of 937 hymns of 36 Hindu saints, Muslim sufis and bards from Guru Granth Sahib as well because they were not Sikhs? If Guru Granth Sahib is the first religious book which contains the writings of persons belonging to different communities, castes, and diverse regions of the country; and it incorporates and sanctifies the writings of holy men of different faith then should the Gurdwaras where this holy book resides discriminate weather a person is Sikh or of another faith? Is that not insulting the very Guru whose Sikh we proudly are? Do not react to incidents, think of the long term. Sikhism is the only religion that is inclusive not exclusive. Guru’s message as I understand was always to include whoever chose to come here, regardless of their religion. We should also allow couples to marry in a Gurdwara in cases where both of them do not belong to Sikh religion but chose to have Guru Granth Sahib as a witness of their marriage. If you have forgotten about the inclusiveness displayed in Guru Granth Sahib then read this article and rethink http://sikhismguide.org/granth.aspx
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