{"id":822,"date":"2012-08-06T10:01:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omsweetom\/?p=822"},"modified":"2012-08-06T10:01:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T14:01:55","slug":"sharing-in-grief-with-sikh-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom\/2012\/08\/sharing-in-grief-with-sikh-americans.html","title":{"rendered":"Sharing in Grief with Sikh Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the horrific attack at the Sikh gurudwara yesterday, I share my deepest\u00a0condolences\u00a0with the families of the victims and the Sikh community at large. \u00a0Last night, the Hindu American Foundation &#8211; of which I am a part &#8211; released the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hafsite.org\/Dharma_community_shares_in_grief_of_Sikh_Americans\">following statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>We, at the Hindu American Foundation, join all Americans in shared shock, disbelief, and outrage over today\u2019s tragic events that unfolded at the holy gurudwara, or Sikh temple, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin earlier today. At least six Sikh Americans are dead, several are injured, including a valiant police officer who killed the assailant, and we face another day of catastrophe that is as outrageous as numbingly familiar.<\/p>\n<p>Dharma traditions&#8211;the Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Hindus&#8211;hold non-violence and peaceful co-existence as paramount values. It is a cruel irony that Sikhs, donning the turban as among proud symbols of a spiritual mandate to serve humanity as defenders of dharma against all onslaughts, find themselves sought out and victimized by ignorant assailants on too many occasions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We call on all Americans today to join Sikhs in mourning a senseless attack and to take this opportunity to not only learn about the sublime teachings of Sikh gurus, the Sikh faith, and the meanings of its external symbols, but also join hands to ensure that the gurudwaras remain sanctuaries of joyous worship and celebrated sharing of\u00a0<em>langar<\/em>, or community meals, for generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the horrific attack at the Sikh gurudwara yesterday, I share my deepest\u00a0condolences\u00a0with the families of the victims and the Sikh community at large. \u00a0Last night, the Hindu American Foundation &#8211; of which I am a part &#8211; released the following statement: We, at the Hindu American Foundation, join all Americans in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sharing in Grief with Sikh Americans - Om Sweet Om<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom\/2012\/08\/sharing-in-grief-with-sikh-americans.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sharing in Grief with Sikh Americans - Om Sweet Om\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the wake of the horrific attack at the Sikh gurudwara yesterday, I share my deepest\u00a0condolences\u00a0with the families of the victims and the Sikh community at large. \u00a0Last night, the Hindu American Foundation &#8211; 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