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Sad. Here is a little more information about Sikhism (as if the links provided just above were not enough). If you care, you read and ask before judgment. If you don't care, nevermind.

Sikhism (part 1) was born with the ideal of peace and equality, an attempt to step away from the caste system that dominated India at the time. Sikh belief is that one must have control over one's internal vices and be able to be constantly immersed in virtues clarified in the Guru Granth Sahib. A Sikh must also have the courage to defend the rights of all who are wrongfully oppressed or persecuted irrespective of religion, colour, caste or creed. Compare the US constitution and the founders of the USA with the Sikh founders and you would see very familiar ideals. The Sikh people were attacked for suggesting all people are created equal and deserve fair treatment and eventually accepted that peaceful non-violence might end with the end of Sikhism, so they picked up the sword to defend themselves and others who were oppressed at the time. There is no holy war concept in Sikhism, only defense.

It's origin is found in the writing of the first Sikh Guru Nanak (1469-1534):

‘No one is my enemy
No one is a foreigner
With all I am at peace
God within us renders us
Incapable of hate and prejudice.’

He emphasized the importance of non-violence and the equality of all humans whatever their religion.

(he was particularly concerned to reconcile Hinduism and Islam).

Sikhism (part 2) Pacifists are seldom welcome in a world where war dominates. The pacifist emphasis changed as persecution against the Sikhs developed. Those in power would not tolerate the Sikh promoting the idea that all people were created equal and deserved equal rights. The sixth Guru said:

In the Guru’s house, religion and worldly enjoyment should be combined - the cooking pot to feed the poor and needy and the sword to hit oppressors.

The tenth and last Guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) was a general as well as a Guru. In order to strengthen the courage and military discipline of the Sikhs at a time of great persecution, he organised the Khalsa - the Sikh brotherhood.

Sikhism (part 3) The tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, expressed the idea of 'Just War' as follows:

‘When all efforts to restore peace prove
useless and no words avail,
Lawful is the flash of steel,
It is right to draw the sword.’

But the idea of converting others or condemning others who chose other religious beliefs is not found in Sikhism. A central teaching of Sikhism is respect for people of all faiths.

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I believe it is sad that lack of knowledge would have some condemning such a philosophy and those who attempt to follow it. It is sad that some of those who attempt to follow it lose their way in anger over the intolerance of others. It is sad that so many people of all religions use their religions to justify killing others. It is sad we do not see that, even sadder that we do see it and simply do not stop it.

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Westboro Baptist is an example of religion gone wild. Baptists are diminished to a radical fringe group by their actions. Christians, by association (same bible), are diminished by their actions. They would be stopped if enough so called good people stood against them, but perhaps they speak for more Christians than Christians would like to admit.

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