Talk:Sikhism

Suggestions

Some suggestions (from someone who knows nothing about Sikhism, except brief Internet research):

• Apologetics (being the focus of this wiki) deserve their own pages, so the hair apologetics could be moved to a separate article. Probably the most important thing is to find any other Sikh specific apologetics and add separate articles for these.
• The hair apologetics sections should have more organization than simply being numbered items.
• Apparently the Sikh concept of god/gods differs from Christianity. It would be good to have some info on that. Probably mention it is monotheistic in the intro section. Critics say the concept is vague and contradictory(?)
• Try to think about the "elephant in the room" when taking about religions. It helps people in the religion realize the problems that are never discussed within the religion.
• Wikipedia has some good info here: [1]
• Try to link to other articles on the wiki where relevant. Also, try to use wiki features to make the article look pretty (I've already made a start on that).
• Apparently Sikhs are often taught that Muslims are bad? (a clearly biased propaganda source [2]) To what extent is this the case?
• What are the influences of the religion? I find it helpful when the context and origin of a religion is highlighted and it is seen as simply a social phenomenon.
• The origins of Sikhism seem to be quite warlike. Does it remain warlike? Is violence encouraged by scripture?
• Why did the line of Gurus stop?
• What did Dr. W. Hew Mcleod [3] [4] say about Sikhism? Was it valid?
• There is some arguments over if Sikhism is even a distinct religion. This seems a rather weak argument but it might be worth mentioning.
• What is Sikhism's attitude when criticised? [5]
• Interesting case of body hair/social pressure to conform for women [6]
• Controversy on dress codes vs. Sikh beliefs [7] [8]

Thanks Dally for your contributions so far! --Tim Sheerman-Chase 05:39, 8 February 2015 (CST)