Simran Jeet Singh: "Love Is The End Goal"

Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris

ABC News

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Simran Jeet Singh is used to feeling visible and invisible at the same time. As a Sikh, he wears a turban and leaves his hair and beard uncut, which makes him stand out. But Singh says few people understand why he abides by those traditions. In this episode, the scholar and activist dives deep into the Sikh faith, its origins and the role that love plays in it. --- Paula Faris is an Emmy Award-winning anchor and senior national correspondent at ABC News. Previously, she was the co-anchor of "Good Morning America" on the weekends and ABC's "The View." Support this podcast with a review --------> http://bit.ly/2DChGho "Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris" is produced by ABC Radio. More information: http://www.abcnewspodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.4	journeys of faith so my next guest would give up his life to protect
0:39.7	another's even if that person offended him.
0:42.6	That's because he's a member of the sick faith.
0:45.8	I'm talking to Simron Jeech Singh.
0:47.5	He wears a turban.
0:48.9	He's never cut his hair or trimmed his beard.
0:51.7	And he says what's frustrating about being so visible
0:54.5	is that he's also completely invisible. That's because people don't know a whole lot
0:58.8	about his faith even though the sick faith is the fifth largest religion in the world.
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