{"id":3306,"date":"2023-03-16T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionqanda\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:55:29","slug":"question-what-is-sikhism-candidate-nikki-haleys-onetime-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionqanda\/2023\/03\/question-what-is-sikhism-candidate-nikki-haleys-onetime-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: What is Sikhism, candidate Nikki Haley’s onetime religion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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Sikh-turned-Christian Nikki Haley on the stump \/ StandforAmerica.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>
THE RELIGION GUY\u2019S ANSWER:<\/p>\n
Nikki Haley, who is challenging Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, was raised in the religion of Sikhism\u00a0 (\u201cSEEK-ism\u201d) by immigrant parents from India. But soon after both Sikh and Methodist weddings she converted to husband Michael\u2019s Christianity.<\/p>\n
During Haley\u2019s first run for South Carolina governor in 2010, National Public Radio posted a notably nasty piece by a fellow Indian-American who said \u201cI\u2019m not buying\u201d Haley\u2019s \u201cChristian bit,\u201d noting that \u201cserious churchgoers\u201d and political opponents suspected a \u201cconversion of convenience\u201d in a heavily Protestant state. However, Haley adopted Christianity at age 24 and only entered politics eight years later.<\/p>\n