Home›Dharmic (Monotheistic)›Sexuality Position›Same-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participationBrowse BySame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participationThis page groups religions by the stance their teaching takes on sexuality and sexual conduct. Wikipedia notes that in much of Europe, "same-sex marriage and abortion were illegal in many European countries until recently, following Christian (usually Catholic) doctrine," one example of religious teaching shaping law on this subject. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently traditions have regulated sexuality.FactsLearn MoreSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participationSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: both halves of the compound are comparative terms supplied from outside. Sikh tradition states its own theology in its own words - Ik Onkar, the one being, without form - rather than by placing itself in a family. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTraditions of Indian origin that keep the framework of karma, rebirth and liberation while holding that there is one God, formless and without rival, and that reject image-worship and the authority of a priestly caste. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreDharmic traditions of one God This group holds Dharmic religions of a monotheistic character, Indian-origin traditions that share the karma-and-rebirth framework while affirming a single God. The best-known is Sikhism, which teaches devotion to one formless creator. The browser will find the tradition or traditions the atlas classes here. The entries describe each within the Dharmic family, noting how it combines the Indian religious inheritance with a strict monotheism.Same-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participationFilter Results1 entryPlace of OriginAllPunjab (1)DenominationsAllKhalsa (1)Nirmala (1)Udasi (1)ScripturesAllDasam Granth (1)Guru Granth Sahib (1)Janam-sakhis (1)Sarbloh Granth (1)Where PractisedAllBihar (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Punjab (1)Uttarakhand (1)Origin EraAll1499 (1)Conception of the DivineAllMonotheistic: one God (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)Closed Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCustomary Norm (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Kind of TraditionAllDharmic (Monotheistic) (1)Show ResultsSikhismSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participationSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Sikhismtier 1W. H. McLeod, Penguin Books, 1997View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.