Though i too come from a family that has all gursikhs... My parents are pretty open to whom i marry. They say if you fall in love - then it doesnt really matter.
However as a group of young guys and gals, staying in a society where the number of gursikhs are pretty few and diminishing..some of us friends talked about it some time back....here's what we feel...
A SIKH SHOULD MARRY A SIKH
1. It is difficult enough for parents now a days to give time to their children and get them involved into a religion and faith. If you expect them to follow the various customs of two seperate religions and simultaneously understand both well it would be tough.
Maybe they can pick up best points of both - however expecting a kid to attend the church and the gurudwara both and give equal attention and devotion to both is impractical. After all hes a kid - not a to-be sadhu.
2. Marrying in your own faith keeps it simple and straight - you cant expect a sikh guy/girl to stand in a mandir and do puja in front of a murti ,with his hubby , because that is where our religion started from ! You just cant expect a sikh to go back 500 centuries and start practising the same customs - trying to beat which sikhism came about !
Its so simple - you marry another sikh - you can pray together, you grow in Sikhi together, you can pass it on to your kids, nice and easy.
3. We are all very proud of our religion and it would hurt to see the richness of Sikhism, not being transferred to the next generation.
I am sure other people would still have arguments- so go to your nearest Gurudwara and wait till a gursikh family comes about. All yo
ur doubts will be cleared.
Bhul Chuk Maaf