sister. I am the youngest in my family. My family and I are Sikh-Americans. Our religion is Sikhism. My parents were born in India. My ancestors are from India. My ethnic heritage would be
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Christianity Christianity (from the Ancient Greek: Χριστιανός Christianos[1] and the Latin suffix -itas) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion[2] based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings.[3] It also considers the Hebrew Bible‚ which is known as the Old Testament‚ to be canonical. Adherents of the Christian faith are known as Christians.[1] The mainstream Christian belief is that Jesus is the Son of God‚ fully divine and fully
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Hindu God Vishnu‚ is non-sectarian[6][7][8] and has not been associated with any particular denomination of Hinduism in entirety‚ though there are several common aspects with Vaishnavism‚ Saivism‚ Shaktism‚ Smartism‚ as well as with Buddhism and Jainism. The oldest and most famous Jagannath deity is established in Puri‚ in Orissa. The temple of Jagannath in Puri is regarded as one of the Char Dham (sacred Hindu pilgrimage places) in India.[9] The most famous festival related to Jagannath is the
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hells‚ judgment day and messianic figures. There are many religions that can be considered monotheistic‚ with the best examples being Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam; however‚ ethical monotheism can be seen in other religions such as Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ and Neo-Platonism. “Today‚ ideas life final judgment and heaven and hell are important to traditional Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam.”(Ellewood‚ McGraw 09). Monotheism is the belief in one god or deity‚ and usually attributes to biblical faiths
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500 B.C.)‚ the status of women began to decline with the Smritis (esp. Manusmriti) and with the Islamic invasion of Babur and the Mughal empire and later Christianity curtailing women’s freedom and rights. Although reformatory movements such as Jainism allowed women to be admitted to the religious order‚ by and large‚ the women in India faced confinement and restrictions. The practice of child marriages is believed to have started from around sixth century. Medieval period The Indian woman’s position
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Value-based Curriculum and Teaching Methodology : An Integrated Approach to Communal Harmony and National Integration Mohit Puri* For a country to be truly great‚ there must be an understanding and the appreciation of each other’s differences and strengths. The quality of the educational system need to be improved for ensuring peace and stability in the country which in turn would promote national integration. Etymologically harmony
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The United States of America honors freedom of religion meaning every citizen has the ability to choose their religious affiliation and practice it without persecution. Freedom of religion is seen as a human right‚ not something that the government chastise or have control over. This is an excellent attractor for the countless numbers of people not living within the US. In countries like Burma‚ there are repercussions for practicing certain religions or not converting to the faith of the majority
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During the European colonial era‚ Christians operated from a position of privilege as compared with other religions because Christianity was regarded as a state religion. At the end of the first half of the twentieth century the Christian power position started to fade away. This had to be that way as the European colonial era was also coming to an end in most parts of the world. The non-Christian religions which seemed to have been suppressed by Christianity’s supremacy resurged yet they were
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Hindu believe that you must take the action that involves the least harm to anyone. They believe that if conception has taken place‚ it would be a sin to destroy life‚ this is the reason for not being able to have an abortion. Within the religion of Sikhism‚ abortion is forbidden as it affects the creative work of God. They believe that God created everything and is present in every being from conception‚ therefore being strictly forbidden in
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Yangtze delta from politics to the study of texts. 8. Mirabai: An aristocratic Hindu mystical singer and devotee of lord Krishna from Rajasthan and one of the most significant figures of the Sant tradition of the Vaishnava Bhakti movement. 9. Sikhism: A monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region‚ by Guru Nanak Dev which continued to progress with ten successive Sikh gurus. 10. Copernicus: A renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive
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