Religious Folk Eh?

[-Talbot-]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leamington-spa-sikh-temple-gurdwara-occupeid-armed-men-warwickshire-police-a7236941.html

[mushroom25]

not entirely Talbot. this is the coming to a head of a dispute that has been on-going for years. it last came to prominence in a legal dispute in 2012 that resulted in some prominent town councillors facing massive legal bills....
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/settlement-is-reached-in-gurdwara-libel-case-1-4200085

[Khandro]

Sikhs are great people and no danger to the public at all, it appears to be a local issue within a place of worship and of no public or police interest.

[-Talbot-]

Why the hell were the police there then?
Men with blades storming a place of worship (storming anywhere actually) is definitely of interest to the police.

It doesn't seem to have anything to do with your link , mushroom.

[Zacs-Master]

Storming? Where does it say that?

[anotheoldgit]

Men entering a Sikh temple with bladed weapons and it is being treated as aggravated trespass?

What if these men are themselves Sikhs, are they not allowed to carry bladed weapons as part of their faith, and also enter their own place of worship?

[-Talbot-]

Seems to be now confirmed.



Leamington Spa temple occupied by 'armed' men in protest 'against marriage of Sikh and Muslim'



Religious Folk Eh?

[ToraToraTora]

well the devotees of 2 different sets of fairy tales have never been able to get along have they.

[Khandro]

Sikhs are always "armed" it's part of their religion and they have special dispensation to carry steel and as far as I can recall it has never caused a problem to the wider society.

[Old_Geezer]

Perhaps not so far. But using religion as an excuse means one law for some citizens and another for others. It's not right. Sauce for one should be sauce for all.

[agchristie]

The kirpan (/kɪərˈpɑːn/; Punjabi: ਕਿਰਪਾਨ kirpān) is a sword or knife carried by Sikhs.[1] It is a religious commandment given by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 that Sikhs must wear five articles of faith at all times, the kirpan being one of five articles.

[Mamyalynne]

What's sad is that a (presumably) young couple wish to get married despite their differing faiths and some elders can't see this as a good thing.

[trt]

I am not interested or care about religions from other Country's, but when they cost us, the British taxpayers, it does.

So just throw a few stun grenades inside, and zap or pepper spray the pest, and lets all get back to our Christian Sunday.

[Mamyalynne]

Good grief, maybe a little extreme??


You have the nerve to use 'Christian' in that sentence too.

[trt]

## Sikhs are always "armed" it's part of their religion and they have special dispensation to carry steel ##

In the UK Khandro, doubt it very much???

[Quizproquo]

Yes they can TRT
https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

[Quizproquo]

last paragraph

[-Talbot-]

Apparently the marriage was between a Hindu and Sikh.
A crime so bad that men from up and down the country felt they needed to get to the Temple and stop this heinous crime.

Religious Folk Eh?

[Khandro]

Is she a Muslim by birth or a card-carrying, practicing Muslim?

[ToraToraTora]

they are all completely radio rental Talbot!

[jackthehat]

Muslims and Sikhs have a long-established very bad relationship with each other.