Impromptu theology lecture with my Sikh Uber driver who started peppering me with questions about the differences between Christian sects. He couldn't understand why a monotheistic religion would opt for a thousand variations on a theme. "But God is One", he'd interject.
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This started when I noticed a cross hanging from the rearview, but the turban and 'kara' indicated he was Sikh. Apparently, he kept the cross from a previous owner, which started the religion talk. "What's the difference between Baptists and the Catholics?", and off we went.
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It's interesting to try and convey the nuances of a vast topic (that you yourself only vaguely grasp now) to someone with just enough knowledge to get the basics, but still viewing things from outside. This business of Jesus being divine was a subject of lots of follow-ups.
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Sikhs in North America are very hung up on being a monotheistic faith. Not sure why but maybe they believe it is a path for their religion getting more respect in the West.
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I grew up a Hindu in India with many Sikh friends and always saw Sikhism as an offshoot of Hinduism but within the same umbrella. In the US I quickly learned as an immigrant that American Sikhs saw it very differently.
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Ah, well, in the US perhaps they have the narcissism of small differences, and want to distinguish themselves from the bigger Indian-American whole. "The most vicious ethnic conflicts are between groups indistinguishable to the outside world."
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