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Works Cited
Digitaria. “What Sikhs Believe.” Beliefnet.com. SelectSmart.com, 2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://www.beliefnet.com/‌Faiths/‌2001/‌06/‌What-Sikhs-Believe.aspx>.
“THe Sikhism Homepage.” Sikhs.org. Sandeep Singh Brar, 1998. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://www.sikhs.org/‌topics.htm>.
United Religions Initiative. “Sikhism.” Uri.org. N.p., 2002. Web. 2 Dec. 2010. <http://www.uri.org/‌kids/‌other_sikh.htm>.
Works Consulted
Digitaria. “What Sikhs Believe.” Beliefnet.com. SelectSmart.com, 2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://www.beliefnet.com/‌Faiths/‌2001/‌06/‌What-Sikhs-Believe.aspx>.
“THe Sikhism Homepage.” Sikhs.org. Sandeep Singh Brar, 1998. Web. 1 Dec. 2010. <http://www.sikhs.org/‌topics.htm>.
United Religions Initiative. “Sikhism.” Uri.org. N.p., 2002. Web. 2 Dec. 2010. <http://www.uri.org/‌kids/‌other_sikh.htm>.

They believe suffering and temptation is used as a test and to build character and God does not create it but he does allow it.
They believe that there is more than one way to get to God, therefore they have religious tolerance.
They believe the,the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, a collection
Symbols:
Khanda-The double edged sword in the center symbolizes wisdom, it splits truth from lies. The ring in the middle symbolizes the eternity and perfection of God. And the two curved swords symbolize the equal importance of spirituality and one's obligation to their society ("The Sikhism Homepage").
Ik Onkar-These two words mean "One God" or "There is only one God". These are the first two words in the Sikh's holy book, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ("The Sikhism Homepage").
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How it is practiced:
The way one would worship God if the were a sikhist would be to meditate and bow at their house of worship, gurudwara , which means the gateway to the guru. Sikhs also sing hyms and pray together and also share a food offering.
Sikhs' holy scripture prohibits drinking, tobacco, and smoking.
Sikhs also get jobs that contribute to society and the good of man kind.
Who practices it:
80%, of the over 2 million. of Sikhs live in Punjab, India.
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They believe the, a collection of writing by the different Gurus, is holy.
Symbols:
to their society.society ("The Sikhism Homepage").
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holy book,
the the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ("The Sikhism Homepage").
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By Garrett Fields
Origin/ how is started:
during the feudefeud between the MusslimsMuslims and Hindus. Nanak Dev, who taught of religious tolerance, who would
Beliefs:
Sikhs believe in one God who is formless, all powerful, all knowing, and created everything.
believe that peolpepeople get reborn and again untilluntil they earn suffering and temtationtemptation is used
They believe that there is more than one way to get to God, therefore they have religious tolerance.
They believe the, a collection of writing by the different Gurus, is holy.
Symbols:
Khanda-The double edged sword in the center symbolizes wisdom, it splits truth from lies. The ring in the middle symbolizes the eternity and perfection of God. And the two curved swords symbolize the equal importance of spirituality and one's obligation to their society.
{http://www.sikhs.org/b_khanda.gif}
Ik Onkar-These two words mean "One God" or "There is only one God". These are the first two words in the Sikh's holy book,
the Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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Sikhism
By Garrett Fields
Origin/ how is started:
Sikhism was started in India, during the feude between the Musslims and Hindus. This religion was created by the first Guru, or teacher, Guru Nanak Dev, who would later be followed by 9 more Gurus.
Beliefs:
Sikhs believe in one God who is formless, all powerful, all knowing, and created everything.
They believe that peolpe get reborn again and again untill they earn salvation, which is becoming part of God when they die.
They believe suffering and temtation is used as a test and to build character and God does not create it but he does allow it.
They believe that there is more than one way to get to God, therefore they have religious tolerance.
They believe the the Sri Guru Granth Sahib