Sikhism

How come since this is a Religion forum but no one ever mentions Sikhism at all?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism

WTF?

Its a card from a game called God Trumps.
http://www.ship-of-fools.com/gadgets/toys_pets_games/223.html

24 different religions are represented.

And the reason Sikhs aren't mentioned often is becuase they're too few and mostly limited to one corner of the Earth.

There are more Sikhs than Jews in the world ya know. Around 25 million people and quite alot of them around the world especially the UK.

I don't know much about the religion, so I can't comment. I have known few Sikhs when I was in school and they were all very nice people.

Originally posted by majid86
How come since this is a Religion forum but no one ever mentions Sikhism at all?

well, what do you want to discuss about them?

Sikhs tend to be integrated into their societies and really don't make a lot of international waves. For instance, we rarely talk about Confusionism or Jainism either.

The fact that none of our members are of these faiths probably has something to do with it.

idk, off the top of my head, with the exception of issues of doctrine, there is what, Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Ghandi and the anti-Sikh riots, and the Air India bombing, that might make decent threads? And none of those are really about "Sikhism"

Originally posted by majid86
There are more Sikhs than Jews in the world ya know. Around 25 million people and quite alot of them around the world especially the UK.

I found this while reading Wiki - very interesting.

Originally posted by Wikipedia
Sikhs make up 10–15% of all ranks in the Indian Army and 20% of its officers,[58] while Sikhs only forming 1.87% of the Indian population, which makes them over 10 times more likely to be a soldier and officer in the Indian Army than the average Indian.[59] The Sikh Regiment is one of the highest decorated and believed to be the most courageous, powerful and skilled regiment of the Indian Army,[60] with 73 Battle Honours, 14 Victoria Crosses,[61] 21 first class Indian Order of Merit (equivalent to the Victoria Cross),[62] 15 Theatre Honours and 5 COAS Unit Citations besides 2 Param Vir Chakras, 14 Maha Vir Chakras, 5 Kirti Chakras, 67 Vir Chakras and 1596 other gallantry awards. The highest-ranking General in the history of the Indian Air Force is a Punjabi Sikh Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh.[63] Advanced plans by the MOD to raise an Infantry UK Sikh Regiment were scrapped in June 2007 to the disappointment of the UK Sikh community and Prince Charles of Britain.[64]

Indian Ninjas!

There is an interesting connection between the Sikhs and the British during colonialism. from what I understand, the Sikhs had more respect for their oppressors because of how much they appreciated their warrior society, and Sikhs were certainly better represented in the British army than were Indians.

Originally posted by majid86
There are more Sikhs than Jews in the world ya know.

Which religious group is more prevalent in world affairs and entertainment?

Anyway, as others have said, give us some talking points and maybe a description of sikhism and maybe we'll discuss it.

Discussing any particular religion usually requires some insight into it, rather than a simple description.

Unless of course, discussing it actually means pointing out how it is inferior to atheism and superior to Catholicism or whatever other denominations of Christianity.

Ive used to have many Sikh friends back in Birmingham and got along very well with them and been to many Gudwaras.

I would like to go to Amritsar one day to see the Golden Palace in India's Punjab.