Sikh temple

Indian man beaten to death inside historic Sikh temple

By Associated Press — December 20, 2021
NEW DELHI (AP) — The man allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple, one of Sikhs' most revered shrines.

Joyful noise or meditative hum, sound resets the mind for faith

By Liz Kineke — March 22, 2021
(RNS) — Sound acts as a tether for the mind in the same way the breath or a mantra is used in other forms of meditation.

Future of Sikh worship site in Southern California remains unclear

By Alejandra Molina — January 7, 2020
ALHAMBRA, Calif. (RNS) — A Sikh temple thought it was safe from being replaced by condominiums. Then it received a notice to move out.

Sikh community fears worship site will be razed to make way for condos

By Alejandra Molina — November 15, 2019
ALHAMBRA, Calif. (RNS) — Sikh community says they didn't receive sufficient notice about the landowner's plans to build condos on their place of worship.

Lawmakers ask Obama for religious diversity summit

By Omar Sacirbey — July 17, 2013
(RNS) The letter comes just ahead of the first anniversary of the Aug. 5 attack by a white supremacist on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., that killed six worshippers.

After shooting, Sikhs push for more legal protections

By Jeanie Groh — September 20, 2012

(RNS) U.S. Sikhs are taking heart in a widely publicized hearing on hate crimes that they see as a first step toward better understanding of the community and increased legal protections. By Jeanie Groh.

Sikh temple shooting victims remembered for kindness, generosity

By Tracy Gordon — August 8, 2012

(RNS) The six Sikhs killed Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin died as they lived, shot down amid acts of prayer and kindness. 

Shooter at Sikh temple left trail of hate

By Judy Keen / USA Today — August 7, 2012

OAK CREEK, Wis. (RNS) Few can know what goes through the twisted mind of a mass killer, but accused Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page left behind plenty of signs that he was consumed by one thing: hate. By William M. Welch and Judy Keen.

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