A 500-year-old Sikh tradition returns to Capitol Hill to resist bigotry in politics

A 500-year-old Sikh tradition returns to Capitol Hill to resist bigotry in politics

(RNS) — This evening on Capitol Hill (July 9), Congress members, staff, interns and others will experience the Sikh tradition of langar, a free, communal meal prepared by a gurdwara. The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s ninth annual Langar on the Hill aims to build equality, regardless of faith or ethnic background. It also seeks to promote Sikh American visibility at a time when political rhetoric has often been hostile to the r…