Christians interrupt Sikh Funeral in the US

[Deep Singh]

Christians interrupt Sikh Funeral in the US, seek converts

http://forumhub.com/elit/938.16.39.00.html

March 4, 2004

The American GI Forum Hall was packed with hundreds of mourners as members

of the huge Sikh community of the Bay Area gathered for the funeral service

of Hari Singh and Satnam Singh, two of the three people, who were killed by

a gunman in a high-profile attack the previous Sunday. Speaker after speaker

came up to address the grieved for their lost loved ones and prayed for

their families.

However, members of Indian Christians United (ICU) took this advantage of

the Sikh community in mourning as an opportunity to convert them. Brother

Younis Masih and two other Punjabi converts walked on top the stage and

announced they would be playing a gospel song. Younis then walked to his

harmonium, one sat down with a tabla, and the third held a Bible.

In the following minutes, the Christian converts inappropriately began

singing to Christian songs, preaching the virtues of Christianity over

Sikhism and read two passages from the Bible. Younis spoke in fluent Punjabi

in an attempt to convert as many Sikhs as possible.

NOW did this happen? or is this some ppg. i found the article ONLY on Hindutva sites.

don't ask what i was doing there.

[Balait_da_Sher]

I think that article is totall **** , no one is stupid enough to do such a thing.

I belive these guys who wrote the article arre once again trying to use sikhs for their own agenda.

[Deep Singh]

that is what i think too...but is there anyone from bay area here who knows the family ie and can contact them if that happened?? just to clearify

...the news are up on Waheguroo News Network too..

[Son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji]

hmmm.. we've got many sangatta from the bay area, i'm sure someone can confirm.

[Khalsa4ever]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

Yeah, something that pagal would have been published more widely than that... If those guys did try that, shame on them

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

[japmans]

yeah, look at the article..

the way they refer to some of the characters, referring to the Younis guy as "Brother Younis".... not many papers will use their church prefixes in an article, unless they're of signifany importance... it might be made up...

[S1ngh]

i will call some singhs and will ask them..

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Please do confirm the truth of this story. I doubt that the story would have ended at that...more likely would have ended with statement that Brother Younis and his buddies were put in hospital for their little stunt.

And most people got enough common sense to not interrupt a funeral for a conversion attempt...unless they are looking for a "quick exit" to heaven.

[Simran9]

Of the 3 guys that were killed in the san jose shooting, one man was my Mami ji's Masar ji...don't remember his name as I have never met him probably. he just retired and got his first social security check, it was sad to hear that...

anyway, this story about christians trying to get converts sounds like BS to me...I would have heard about it from my mom who would have heard about it from my Mama or Mami Ji...

[Deep Singh]

i agree with you guys.....only hindunet sites present this..but i will wait till it is confirmed that it is NOT the case,

yeah the story would have ended with a ticket to "heaven"