S18 E7: The One About Diversity In Sikhi

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent negative media portrayal of the Sikh community and counters the misconceptions surrounding their beliefs and values.

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message! There has been lot in the news recently that is trying to cause hatred towards the Sikh community because of the actions of one Sikh who acted against strongly held Sikh beliefs and values. While we recorded this before the tragic death of Henry Novak, many of the points we discuss are a powerful counter to the attacks of the Sikh faith. Please note there are many mistakes in the reporting of this story, most significantly that a Kirpan was use...

People in this episode

Host: Louisa Jane Smith

Topics covered

• diversity
• Sikhi
• Sikh community
• hatred
• beliefs
• values
• media reporting

Keywords

• Sikhi
• diversity
• Sikh community
• media
• beliefs
• values
• hatred
• reporting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sikh community, The RE Podcast

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