please give me a setance or two comparing sikh, jewish and christian innitation?
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Hey Mintee!!  A sikh is not a muslim!!\n\nA sikh is the one who is here to learn from his Guru.\nSikh religion was started by Guru Nanak with his birth from 1469 AD. The three basic tenets of Guru Nanak’s teachings are (1) Naam Japo ... Constantly meditate on God’s name (2) Kirat Karo –to earn ones livelihood through honest means(3) Wand Chakko – Sharing of earnings out of love and compassion for others. \n\nCheck these links http://youtube.com/watch?v=efWLCeD1GeE
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it is a religion, way of life and philosophy well ahead of its time when it was founded over 500 years ago, The Sikh religion today has a following of over 20 million people worldwide. Sikhism preaches a message of devotion and remembrance of God at all times, truthful living, equality of mankind, social justice and denounces superstitions and blind rituals. Sikhism is open to all through the teachings of its 10 Gurus enshrined in the Sikh Holy Book and Living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib.\n\nWho and What is a Sikh? \nThe word 'Sikh' in the Punjabi language means 'disciple', Sikhs are the disciples of God who follow the writings and teachings of the Ten Sikh Gurus. The wisdom of these teachings in Sri Guru Granth Sahib are practical and universal in their appeal to all mankind. \n\n"I observe neither Hindu fasting nor the ritual of the Muslim Ramadan month; Him I serve who at the last shall save. The Lord of universe of the Hindus, Gosain and Allah to me are one; From Hindus and Muslims have I broken free. I perform neither Kaaba pilgrimage nor at bathing spots worship; One sole Lord I serve, and no other. I perform neither the Hindu worship nor the Muslim prayer; To the Sole Formless Lord in my heart I bow. We neither are Hindus nor Muslims; Our body and life belong to the One Supreme Being who alone is both Ram and Allah for us." (Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Granth Sahib, Raga Bhairon pg. 1136) \n\n"Any human being who faithfully believes in: (i) One Immortal Being, (ii) Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Dev to Guru Gobind Singh, (iii) The Guru Granth Sahib, (iv) The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and, (v) the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion is a Sikh." (Reht Maryada, Sikh Code of Conduct) \n\nPhilosophy and Beliefs\n\n There is only One God. He is the same God for all people of all religions. \n\n The soul goes through cycles of births and deaths before it reaches the human form. The goal of our life is to lead an exemplary existence so that one may merge with God. Sikhs should remember God at all times and practice living a virtuous and truthful life while maintaining a balance between their spiritual obligations and temporal obligations. \n\n The true path to achieving salvation and merging with God does not require renunciation of the world or celibacy, but living the life of a householder, earning a honest living and avoiding worldly temptations and sins. \n\n Sikhism condemns blind rituals such as fasting, visiting places of pilgrimage, superstitions, worship of the dead, idol worship etc. \n\n Sikhism preaches that people of different races, religions, or sex are all equal in the eyes of God. It teaches the full equality of men and women. Women can participate in any religious function or perform any Sikh ceremony or lead the congregation in prayer.
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Here is a glossary of Sikh terms.\nhttp://www.sikhs.org/glossary.htm\n\nHukam \nThe ordered will of God. \n\n\nHukamnama \nInstructions issued by the Gurus, or other people in Sikh authority\n\nYou may also be interested in this:\nhttp://www.punjabonline.com/servlet/library.language
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Well the guys with the weapons are the muslims and the evangelical christians. The buddhists and the taoists have definitely got the moves for hand-to-hand combat. The jews aren't hard but they've got some big mates, so you can't really f*ck with them either. Sikhs are allowed to carry a ceremonial sword. And the atheists are the only ones with  the laws of physics on their side. So they're all pretty hard really, if you're going to fight i'd fight the agnostics, the bunch of poofs.
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Western religion (Christian, Judaic, Islamic) is monotheistic and point-to-point, i.e. has a start and finish.\nEastern religion is poly- or non-theistic and is cyclic.
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I would say that while obviously Reform Judaism is nothing like any form of Christianity. But, if you are making comparisons then I suppose Reform Judaism is to Liberal Protestant Christianity as Orthodox Judaism is to Greek Orthodox Christianity.  The liberal end of the spectrum does less liturgy and will have less emphasis on how to live out the morals of the faith.  At the same time, the liberal end of the spectrum is going to be more accepting of those who practice immoral behavior.  If you want to find gay Jews you are much more likely to find them in the Reform rather than amoung the Orthodox.  Generally it is the same in Christianity.  You are much more likely to find gay Christians in a liberal denomination like the Metropolitian Community Church than you are in a fundamentalist church.\n\nBut at the same time I want to avoid saying anything too harsh about them either.  The Reform movement is at least still making a point of contact with Judaism, even though it isn't the fully observant Judaism that Orthodoxy requires.  \n\nSince I study with Chabad, my views on this are tempered by their approach.  They can't be too harsh in their approach with the Reform because that is one of the groups they draw new members from.  If they were too harsh, they would turn people off to Orthodoxy rather than drawing them in.  Their message is "you can do better -- there are more mitzvot that you can perform".\n\nKeep studying Torah, and keep working on improving how you live your life.  Reach upwards, HaShem meets us where we are and calls us to keep going further.
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If you want a full answer, you have to visit "Judaism 101" at www.jewfaq.com
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As I am Jewish, I find a lot of contradictions in Christians. And narrow minded ideals, which is also a contradiction, as Jesus taught the exact OPPOSITE of that sort of behaviour. So forgive me, but you goyim just confuse the hell out of me.
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Christianity & Judaism do not have to be mutually exclusive.  Many, many Jewish people over the last 2000 years have given their lives to the Messiah yet retained their Judaism.\n\nThe Messiah is Jewish.  He came first to the Jews and then to the rest of the world.  If you have a Jewish understanding of His teachings they have a deeper meaning.  He was speaking to the Jewish people in His parables, they understood the deeper meanings.\n\nSome groups teach that in order to become a Christian you have to leave your Jewishness behind.  But why?  Should we not celebrate the Feasts & Festivals and observe the same Fasts as He did?  Should we, as Jews, turn our backs on His heritage in order consider ourselves Christians?\n\nHowever, we should strive to live the way God intended, not the way the Rabbi's have fenced off the law and made it more of a burden then it was ever intended to be.  (Mat. 23)
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I'm not a rabbi, but I am Jewish, and I can tell you that the concept of the trinity is not part of Jewish doctrine.\n\nAccording to Judaism, there's one God, not divided in any way, period.  Hope that helps!
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Before the time of Jesus Christ there were the "Jews" and the "Gentiles" there were probally more with regards to the Native Americans, Myans, Incas etc. However; the "conflict" occured because some of those in the Jewish faith which at the time claimed you had to be born into the religion and at around the time of Christ's departure some of the Jews whom rejected Christ as the "Massiah" continued to follow the Law of Moses while some of the Jews accepted Christ and this was the start of the New Testiment in the Bible and around that time Christianity was "born" The Old Testiment in the Bible is the same as the Koran in the Jewish faith ( or very similar! There may be more details however; this is the "bulk" that I am aware of!
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The Fundemental differences are only slight.\n\nJews, in theory, still obey the law of Moses... most don't and there are hundreds of diferent types of jew.  They are awaiting a messiah to recommence the kingdom of david on Earth.\n\nChristians believe this messiah has been and gone and was called Jesus - who was God, or the son of God.  As such, unlike jews, Christians believe in an afterlife in the here and now. As in, you go straight to heaven when dead. They believe he brought a new covenant and was not only a Jewish messiah, but for all people.\n\nMuslims believe that Jesus was a Messiah, but not God. They believe in an Afterlife in the here and now, but believe that Muhammad was the last of the prophets.  he was needed because Jews and Christians allowed their holy texts to be altered, and a new unchangable text was needed - the Quran. (Koran). They also believe that the best way to live a life is to follow the example, or sunnah, of any prophet, but especially that of Muhammad - the seal of the prophets.
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i'm jewish. i've studied christianity, islam, sikhism, taoism, hinduism, confucianism, buddhism, and shinto in university. i've also studied wicca and other neopagan religions.
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that is a prime example of why the two have different gods. in christianity even, the Jews are Gods chosen ppl. allah is a totally different god with a different chosen ppl being muslims
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If I had to answer you, it  would be Israel or India.  For discussion sake, it would be that entire area.  The major religions and offshoots all have roots there.  There is speculation that Jesus was a student in India before his prominence.  Very interesting question.  I would love to hear some scholarly answers from people who really study religion and spiritual issues.
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They were Jewish. \n\nAlso Christians are not a sect of Judaism and we actually have very little in common.
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You make an interesting point. I have made an exclusive study of the trinity in the Christian scriptures and found it to have a solid premise, albeit that particular word isn't in the bible, and neither is the concept directly addressed. I wouldn't attempt to go into it here - it's too much - and that wasn't your question. I know  little about the Hindu religion,  so I'm not really qualified to comment.  What I find interesting about your point - the trinity notwithstanding - is that Mary, the mother of Jesus is worshiped in some Christian religions, as some  pray to various saints as well. It does indeed sound like at least some Christians have more than one god. I think that's rather odd. But...I haven't answered your question. It's a bit tricky. If you were a Christian we could discuss it.