Hey there is Paula Ferris and welcome to journeys of faith.

Our next guest is widely expected to run for president in 2024.

We're talking to Nicky Haley, former governor of South Carolina

and United States Ambassador to the UN.

On this episode, Haley, whose parents are from India, talks about being raised in a Sikh family in rural South Carolina. She reveals what she loves about the Sikh faith, but also why she converted to Christianity. Haley also dives into the Confederate flag debate, those rumors about her replacing Mike Pence on the ticket,

and she opens up like never before about a possible run for president.

Here's Nicky Haley. Nicky Haley, welcome into the studio for the Journey's of Faith Podcast.

Last time I saw you, it was on the sidelines of the National Championship, College Football Championship game,

when Clemson was beating Alabama.

Such a good time.

Such a good time.

We've had an amazing program.

I mean, really, three national championships in four years.

We're proud of DABO, we're proud of that team, we're proud of the school.

Yeah you are. And you went to Clemson, just for all of those listening out there, you graduated from Clemson.

I'm not going to date you and say when but you're very young.

Well I graduated from Clemson, met my husband my first weekend at Clemson, got engaged at

Clemson and our daughter is now at Clemson so we're a bit Clemson obsessed.

What I really love about your history, your faith history, you were raised in a

seek home so tell me maybe some of the tenants, the main tenants of the Sikh faith?

Well you know it's interesting because we were the only Indian family in a small southern town

probably less than 1% of the population in South Carolina is Indian and then you go and you look at the

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