Why Does Nytimes.com Call Sikhs As "sect"?

[The Misfit]

I just noticed this URL on the nytimes.com site topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sikhs_sect/index.html

It mentions Sikhs as a "sect" (not clear a sect of who/what?) so i decided to "Report and error" and posted this:

Why are Sikhs referred to as a "Sect" here :topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sikhs_sect/index.html ?

The term is inaccurate as Sikhs are not a 'sect' of any other religion or religious group.

They follow a distinct religion known as "Sikhism".

For some reason, the term 'sect' has been over-emphasized a bit on that URL.

I hope nytimes.com will correct this and publish only thouroughly researched and verified terminology.

Thanks.

[apne]

Maybe they are ignorant. Or the person who wrote, probably read a book by Mc-leod. :lol:

[Bored]

It just shows how credible the media is.