Kelsey Dallas | Deseret News
Simran Jeet Singh spent years assuming he didn’t belong at South by Southwest, one of the country’s most popular celebrations of music, movies and technology. He didn’t feel cool enough to fit in with its crowd of indie musicians and entrepreneurs, joking that he’d have to launch a career in comedy to earn an invite to the annual event in Austin, Texas.
Singh, a senior religion fellow for the Sikh Coalition, still isn’t a professional comedian. But he was at South by Southwest this year, thanks to the festival’s new set of faith-based sessions.
The 10 panels, which took place on March 12 and 13, addressed topics like faith in film and the possibility of life on other planets, exploring how religion intersects with technology and culture.
“I’m pretty enthused that organizers saw religion as a piece that was missing and decided to include it,” said Singh, who helped lead a discussion on faith in the workplace.
