"Remember and meditate." Three simple words. They were spoken Tuesday morning at the War Memorial Center by Gurmail Singh, the head priest of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.
People of other faiths are welcome in Sikh temples and can attend blessings for their wedding there, Shamsher Singh of the National Sikh Youth Federation told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
The dashcam video released Monday of the Sikh temple massacre is disturbing. But for the families of the victims, it's also more information about what happened to their loved ones -- something they say is what they need the most.
The descendants of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, forced to give the Koh-i-noor diamond to Queen Victoria, will launch a court action Monday for his body and possessions to be returned to India.
Although Mayor Tonya Hoeffel has since apologized, her behavior demands more thoughtful analysis and response. We must demand more from our elected officials and hold them accountable for their actions.
Thanks to their lower skills, men are dropping out of the labor force. In 1954, 96 percent of the American men between the ages of 25 and 54 worked. Today, that number is down to 80 percent.
Today, the Yuba City resident takes another approach by encouraging tolerance through education. Correcting ignorance, he said, is the only way to change the misconceptions and misunderstandings about his culture and his faith.
It’s a faith community that has opened it doors wider rather than adding locks in the aftermath of an August mass-shooting at a Wisconsin temple that’s been labeled a hate crime.