“They don’t believe in conversion, so instead of them trying to convert us we just talked about theological similarities and differences,” Lee said. “They also explained to us their hardships living in the U.S. like being perceived as terrorists after 9/11 even though they have no affiliation to the Middle East.”

— Harding University student Amy Lee, on her visit to the Sikh Religious Society Gurdwara near Chicago, IL as part of her comparative religions class.