Sikh Marriages

[Kamran786]

So I have a question about Sikh marriages. I was reading that in 2007 Pakistan became the first country in the world to fully acknowledge the sanctity of a Sikh marriage under some marriage act of 1909. I read this in some BBC article I believe.

I was wondering what elements of a Sikh marriage make it so different that countries have a difficult time accepting them.
Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[jvirk]

hmm this is interesting...i actually don't kno

someone who knows plz respond im anxious to know

 

[Raji]

Well I know in the US we have to go to the court house and get "married," again why not sure... but I should find out. It's a waste of 30-40 bucks and tech you didn't get married on your actual wedding date... it makes me angry!

 

[Kamran786]

Well I know in the US we have to go to the court house and get "married," again why not sure... but I should find out. It's a waste of 30-40 bucks and tech you didn't get married on your actual wedding date... it makes me angry!

Hah same for muslims. But yeah, someone learned get in here. Preferably quick.

 

[COMTONDAJATT]

Sounds interesting. On another weird note I remember reading that under the 1955 Hindu Marriage Act in India that Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains were categorized under Hindu. Heck according to the Indian Constitution (which sucks btw) Sikhs are not even considered a separate religion.

 

[Kamran786]

Sounds interesting. On another weird note I remember reading that under the 1955 Hindu Marriage Act in India that Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains were categorized under Hindu. Heck according to the Indian Constitution (which sucks btw) Sikhs are not even considered a separate religion.

Yeah I believe that is still the case for the most part. It is weird. How hard is it to give people the right to establish their own separate identity.

 

[Vick]

Well I know in the US we have to go to the court house and get "married," again why not sure... but I should find out. It's a waste of 30-40 bucks and tech you didn't get married on your actual wedding date... it makes me angry!

Uhhh... Marriage occurs when you and your partner decide to live the rest of your lives together, not when you actually throw a wedding, that's just a formality... And you go to court to get the financial benefits of being in a marriage, otherwise no one would go....

 

[Kamran786]

Well I know in the US we have to go to the court house and get "married," again why not sure... but I should find out. It's a waste of 30-40 bucks and tech you didn't get married on your actual wedding date... it makes me angry!

Uhhh... Marriage occurs when you and your partner decide to live the rest of your lives together, not when you actually throw a wedding, that's just a formality... And you go to court to get the financial benefits of being in a marriage, otherwise no one would go....

Where does the issue pop up than? I still don't understand why countries don't accept the sanctity of the Sikh marriage. Is it just an issue of having to get 'married' again at the courthouse?

 

[Vick]

Where does the issue pop up than? I still don't understand why countries don't accept the sanctity of the Sikh marriage. Is it just an issue of having to get 'married' again at the courthouse?

Honestly this is the first time I'm hearing about Sikh marriages not being considered real marriages... I've been to Sikh marriages, they are pretty similar to Hindu marriages, a few things different here and there, but the core is more or less the same...

 

[yraparla]

There are a few reasons why

My best guess would be that no one at the wedding was 'licensed'. Most Christian priests are certified to hand out marriage licenses. Usually they also handle the paperwork, and get all the correct signatures and such (this is why they need 'a witness' at random places to get married, like Las Vegas, in order for the law to acknowledge the matrimony).

Most probably (and I know this is the case for many Hindu weddings) the priests are not licensed so the state does not recognize the marriage until you go and actually sign the license. It's not discriminatory, it's law.

 

[- Raja -]

^^^ you snapped

 

[Jeeti]

+ 10 for Swi.

 

[Vick]

+ 10 for Swi.

+ 10? DAMN...

 

[Kamran786]

There are a few reasons why

My best guess would be that no one at the wedding was 'licensed'. Most Christian priests are certified to hand out marriage licenses. Usually they also handle the paperwork, and get all the correct signatures and such (this is why they need 'a witness' at random places to get married, like Las Vegas, in order for the law to acknowledge the matrimony).

Most probably (and I know this is the case for many Hindu weddings) the priests are not licensed so the state does not recognize the marriage until you go and actually sign the license. It's not discriminatory, it's law.

Oh okay that is making a little more sense.

 

[Meistro]

I know in Canada its different because after the Lavaa are done and the bride and groom sit down, the granthi approaches them with the marriage license to sign.

 

[jvirk]

I know in Canada its different because after the Lavaa are done and the bride and groom sit down, the granthi approaches them with the marriage license to sign.

hmm thats news to me...defff did nottt kno that

 

[Jap Brar]

def. did not know any of this. hmmm

 

[Tuckerrrr]

in india a sikh marriage isn't called a sikh marriage on the marriage license. if u get ur marriage license from india, it will say hindu marriage (at least that's what i've read and also heard from people from india). pakistan recognizes a sikh marriage as a sikh marriage.