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Sikhs feel vulnerable, join with Muslims to combat backlash
The Pioneer ^ | Monday, December 14, 2015 | AP

Posted on 12/15/2015 12:36:26 PM PST by Jyotishi

Edited on 12/15/2015 12:55:54 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Chicago - Members of the Sikh religion are feeling more uneasy amid simmering anti-Muslim sentiment because many are being mistaken for Muslims.

But instead of distancing themselves, Sikhs increasingly are working with Muslims to combat hateful rhetoric and dispel misconceptions about their respective faiths.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: Wisconsin; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: banmuslims; convertordie; crime; elections; immigration; isil; isis; islam; jihad; moratorium; muslim; muslims; sikh; terrorism; trump; trumpwasright
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1 posted on 12/15/2015 12:36:26 PM PST by Jyotishi
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To: Jyotishi

Dhimmitude.


2 posted on 12/15/2015 12:37:48 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
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To: Jyotishi

“He says it doesn’t matter whether a Muslim or Sikh is being targeted by backlash.”

Well, technically he is correct, because this “backlash” is imaginary, and imaginary things don’t matter.


3 posted on 12/15/2015 12:40:10 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Jyotishi

No real Sikh would join up with the Muslims. They hate them.


4 posted on 12/15/2015 12:40:24 PM PST by Azeem (There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oh puhlease. What backlash?


5 posted on 12/15/2015 12:41:18 PM PST by mbarker12474
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To: Azeem

Exactly what I was going to say.


6 posted on 12/15/2015 12:42:27 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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California shooting: Sikh Gurudwara in Los Angeles vandalised with anti-ISIS graffiti

DNA, Wednesday, December 9, 2015

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-california-shooting-sikh-gurudwara-in-los-angeles-vandalised-with-anti-isis-graffiti-2153623


7 posted on 12/15/2015 12:42:36 PM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Azeem

-— No real Sikh would join up with the Muslims. They hate them. -—

They have 1200 years of experience with the ROP.


8 posted on 12/15/2015 12:45:20 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Azeem
No real Sikh would join up with the Muslims. They hate them.

Exactly!

9 posted on 12/15/2015 12:50:26 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Azeem

Sikhism is a fairly honorable religion.


10 posted on 12/15/2015 12:50:57 PM PST by Borges
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To: Boogieman

Actually NO Muslims were harmed after 9/11.

One Sikh in Texas however was killed when some idiot
mistook him for a Muslim and shot him.


11 posted on 12/15/2015 12:53:27 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Azeem

Exactly. I know two Sikhs. When 9/11 happened, they wanted to make very clear to everyone that they were NOT Muslim. They absolutely hate the Muslims for what they did and still do to the Sikhs. This article is PC feel-good nonsense.


12 posted on 12/15/2015 12:53:31 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Borges

“Sikhism is a fairly honorable religion.”

Yep, and they have NOTHING in common with Muzzies.


13 posted on 12/15/2015 12:54:01 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Jyotishi

I don’t think partnering with Muslims in anything is a good idea just now. Sikhs are Islamist targets too.


14 posted on 12/15/2015 12:54:03 PM PST by Mike Darancette (CA the sanctuary state for stupid.)
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To: Jyotishi

Let’s get one thing straight: There is no “”misconception”” about islam. It is a religion born in violence and steeped in violence. ANYONE who says different is a LIAR.


15 posted on 12/15/2015 12:54:17 PM PST by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job...)
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To: Jyotishi

Did 3000 Americans die on 9/11?

Just checking....

Hateful rhetoric my XSS.


16 posted on 12/15/2015 12:54:19 PM PST by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Give me a Singh over an Abdul all day long!


17 posted on 12/15/2015 12:54:39 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Jyotishi
Sikhs started wearing turbans in defiance of Muslims in India. They also carried daggers, also in defiance of Islam in India. Sikhs are among the elite and fierce fighters in history. They were part of the British Army and fought valiantly for the Allies during WWI and WWII.

Sir Winston Churchill said the following about the Sikhs:

“British people are highly indebted and obliged to Sikhs for a long time. I know that within this century we needed their help twice [in two world wars] and they did help us very well. As a result of their timely help, we are today able to live with honour, dignity, and independence. In the war, they fought and died for us, wearing the turbans.”

Winston Churchill did not have the same view of Muslims. Unlike Muslims, Sikhs are peaceful. Unfortunately some view all turban wearing people as Muslims, and react in fear and concern.

18 posted on 12/15/2015 12:55:21 PM PST by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: Jyotishi

Just another way to feed the victim mentality.


19 posted on 12/15/2015 12:55:25 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: Jyotishi

6 killed out of 26 million! That isn’t a backlash. That isn’t even statistically significant.


20 posted on 12/15/2015 12:55:26 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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