When there are mass shootings, like this week in Chicago, or the previous week in Toledo — or, really, any week in this country — Episcopal Bishop Scott Hayashi thinks of that split second in a Tacoma record store decades ago. The beat when he turned toward a man with a gun to ask, “What did you say?” and saw his own 19-year-old face in the man’s mirrored shades before his body hit the floor.

Hayashi spent two months in the ICU and almost died after being shot in the stomach during the robbery. He now advocates with a group of other U.S. Episcopal bishops on the issue of gun...

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kanwar Singh considers his hair and turban an essential part of his religious faith. "We believe God's creation is perfect. And so, that's why I keep my hair unshorn." But in order to serve in the U.S. military, rules state that Singh would have to cut his hair and remove his turban.

"For a Sikh, to cut your hair, to remove your turban would be like asking to remove a body part," says Harsimran Kaur, Senior Counsel at the Sikh Coalition.

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Samrath Singh ’22 grew up in New Jersey in a loving family, starred at sports, excelled in school, and even learned to play the viola. He was also raised as an observant Sikh, which is why Boston College struck his parents as an odd fit when it came time for their son, by then a standout baseball player and student, to decide on a university.

In June 2017, Singh and his parents made the drive to Chestnut Hill to learn about BC, which had been heavily recruiting the tall lefthanded pitcher. After touring the campus and the athletic facilities, they found themselves sitting in...

Some people decide to join a volunteer fire company to learn a new trade, fill spare time in their days, or form bonds with a new pack of people.

For Khushwant S. Pall, becoming a first responder is a reflection of his own religion.

“The reason why we wear our turbans is if anyone is ever in need of anything, we’re always there to render aid. We can easily spot it ... and I wanted to bring that towards an organization in my community that gives back,” Pall said. “It’s an obligation that we have: to help others.”

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