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Rep. Chu forms caucus to address American Sikh issues
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) wants the American Sikh community to have their interests represented in Congress, so she launched a new, bipartisan, American-Sikh Congressional caucus on Wednesday. Chu is co-chairing the new caucus with Rep. David...Tags: David Valadao, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Google+, Career and Workplace
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Stockton Sikh temple's 100th anniversary noted in Congress
L.A. NOWThis post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details. A Northern California congressman on Tuesday honored the state’s longstanding Sikh community by formally acknowledging the Stockton temple’s 100-year anniversary in the... -
Attack on retired Indian general evokes '84 Golden Temple assault
World NowSikh India Attack: A painful chapter in India’s history was reopened this week when a retired general who oversaw the storming in 1984 of the Sikh’s most revered site was stabbed in London in an alleged “revenge attack” by... -
Arjun Atwal gives to families of Sikh shooting victims
The Downswing Golf BlogArjun Atwal was so staggered by the news, he almost missed his connecting flight. When the Windermere pro came through Atlanta on the way home from the Reno-Tahoe Open two weeks ago, he found himself sidetracked by news reports as details emerged from a... -
Sikhs Hold Vigil at State Capitol
FOX40 NewsFriday, around a thousand people gathered at the capital to pray for the lives lost in the Wisconsin Temple shooting. They had a moment of silence, held glow sticks and promised to begin educating people about the Sikh religion. Many times, Sikh...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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City Lights: 'Just remember, it's mostly good'
Once in a while, you hear a simple statement that lodges itself permanently in your way of thinking. One of those, for me, came in a conversation I had with a high school friend who was savvy for his age on global politics. We had been talking about...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, Politics, Interior Policy, Religion and Belief, Personal Weapon Control
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Who are the Sikhs?
Contributing writerDomestic terrorist David Michael Wade’s recent attack on the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., may have for the first time made Americans aware of Sikhism, a religion founded in northwestern India during the late 15th and early 16th century by Guru...Tags: Religion and Belief, Hinduism, Islam, Separation of Church and State
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Local Sikh Temples Increase Security After Deadly Shooting
KTLA NewsBUENA PARK, Calif. (KTLA) -- Local temples have increased security following a deadly attack in Wisconsin that left seven dead, including the gunman. Shortly after Sunday's shooting, additional police patrols were added at four temples temples in Los...Tags: Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Wade Michael Page
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Chicago Sikhs react to shooting with education, prayer vigils
Tribune reportersReeling from the weekend attack that left six worshippers and the gunman dead at a suburban Milwaukee temple, local Sikh leaders Monday offered guests sweet hot tea, a vegetarian meal and an education. They welcomed outsiders to join them for prayer...Tags: Belief and Faith, University of Chicago, Seinfeld (tv program), Islam, Separation of Church and State
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Sources Name Alleged Gunman In Wisconsin Temple Shooting
The man who shot six people to death and wounded three others during a rampage at a Sikh temple in a Milwaukee suburb was an Army veteran who may have been a white supremacist, according to information from authorities and neighbors.
Law enforcement...Tags: White House, Mitt Romney, Tarsem Singh, Politics, Veterans Day
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Violence against Sikhs stems from ignorance and fear
We do not yet know for certain what motivated a gunman to open fire on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin Sunday, killing six and wounding many others. But we do know that the Sikh community in America — for no reason other than its members' appearance...
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India reacts with grief, outrage over Wisconsin killing of Sikhs
World NowIndia's Sikhs grieve: India reacted with grief and outrage at the news that at least six Sikhs were killed when a gunman attacked them Sunday in their Wisconsin temple as they prayed and prepared food....
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