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Relevant section of Canada's Hate Crime Law Section 319(1): Public Incitement of Hatred The crime of "publicly inciting hatred" has four main elements. To contravene the Code, a person must: * communicate statements, * in a public place, * incite hatred against an identifiable group, * in such a way that there will likely be a breach of the peace. Under section 319, "communicating" includes communicating by telephone, broadcasting or other audible or visible means; a "public place" is one to which the public has access by right or invitation, express or implied; and "statements" means words (spoken, written or recorded), gestures, and signs or other visible representations. All the above elements must be proven for a court to find an accused guilty of either: * an indictable offence, for which the punishment is imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or * an offence punishable on summary conviction. Section 319(2) defines the additional offence of communicating statements, other than in private conversation, that wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group. Section 319(3) identifies acceptable defences. Indicates that no person shall be convicted of an offence if the statements in question: * are established to be true * were relevant to any subject of public interest, the discussion of which was for the public benefit, and if on reasonable grounds it was believed to be true * were expressed in good faith, it was attempted to establish by argument and opinion on a religious subject * were expressed in good faith, it was intended to point out, for the purpose of removal, matters tending to produce feelings of hatred toward an identifiable group in Canada

Forum member Singh2 has started a thread at sikhawareness.com entitled Slander of Dasam Granth at SPN. On the thread Singh2 and other members of sikhawareness have made numerous public allegations that various SPN members, moderators and mentors have slandered Sri Dasam Granth, and that SPN admin has aided and abetted the slander. It is unfortunate that sikhawareness has allowed such negative propaganda at the behest of one member without confirming these allegations independently. SPN has not acted in a similar way toward any other Internet forum. Despite his provocations, SPN has accommodated Singh2 and allowed him to share his views. We at SPN feel such misleading of the panth is unacceptable and serves to further divide us. We also believe that the allegations are categorically untrue. We invite sikhwareness members to identify and list specific examples of slander found on SPN, naming the member, moderator or mentor who uttered the slander. You must also clearly state that you are responding to our invitation as a sikhwareness.com member. You will be required to provide the thread url and post number where the slander occurred. Slander is defined as words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another person. No multiple identities! Respectfully, the Admin at SPN Post at this link: http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/general-disc...html#post105402

Haumai or haumei and ahankar are used interchangeably to mean both ego and egotism. The meaning comes from the context of the shabad -- whether haumei/ahankar refer to ego or to the false self of egotism. However ahankar carries with it an additional meaning -- self-conceit, the arrogance of egotism.