Interfaith Marriages

In Interfaith Homes, Dealing With the ‘December Dilemma’

This piece is for real and full of humor. Indeed it happens at the interfaith homes, and it is rightly called December Dilemma. How far does a spouse go to accept the otherness of other? How far should one go? Does the faith that you are conditioned to prevent you from participating in the other? Can we integrate …

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Jewish youth kill ban on Interfaith Dating

The Jewish community has usually led the way in adapting to changing world. 40% of weddings in the United States are interfaith weddings and the Jewish share is 43% instead of making the life difficult, they have relaxed the rules.  All it takes is one daring Rabbi, and others will follow. Again, Pope Francis is …

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Two interfaith weddings on News Years day

Today, I officiated two interfaith weddings – between a Palestinian Muslim and a Lebanese Christian, and British Atheist and a Mexican Christian. The second wedding was a surprise, last minute call, literally last minute call; friends of friends. There have been many Jewish-Muslim, Muslim-Hindu and other combinations. I had to learn a lot to officiate …

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31 Ways To Know You’re In The Right Relationship

A good piece! Good signs of knowing the relationship Mike Ghouse   Courtesy of Huffington Post  margaret.johnson@huffingtonpost.com   As anyone living in the age of depressing divorce rates knows, a happy long-term couple is almost like a unicorn: If by some miracle you encounter it, you can’t stop staring, and you have a feeling no …

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In love and marriage, do different faiths really matter in America?

DO INTERFAITH MARRIAGES MATTER? http://interfaithmarriages.blogspot.com/ Religions don’t marry, but people do, and what brings them together in the first place is a shared interest, evolved out of living their daily life at work, school, gym, bars, conferences and even the place of worship, indeed, that is what connects them. As a Pluralist, I am blessed …

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Starting over with a clean slate

Instead of an open heart quad-pass surgery in Louisville, our Doctors in Dallas decided to do a balloon and a stent. I appreciate my friends Dr. Harbans Lal and Dr. Amer Suleman for pushing and facilitating me to go for the alternate procedure. Thanks to Dr. Taysir Jarrah for the smooth operation, I did not …

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What does it take to have a better relationship

SIX TOXIC RELATIONSHIP HABITSNo matter how much couples argue and fight, their underlying bottom line for the exercise is to improve their relationship, but sometimes they choose the wrong words and make it worse.  Please take the time to do this exercise.  Whether you are married or not, or considering exit-ing from the relationship, the following …

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Interfaith Marriages – Religious Double Standards Leave Many Muslims Single

URL – http://interfaithmarriages.blogspot.com/2013/07/interfaith-marriages-religious-double.html Indeed, there are more single Muslim women in the United States than single men. As a pluralist and an interfaith specialist who has conducted many interfaith marriages between people of different faiths, I continue to learn, understand and know the issues, and the more I learn, the more openings pop up, learning is …

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Texas Faith: Are Interfaith Marriages Good for Couples?

Texas Faith: Are Interfaith Marriages Good for Couples?Interfaith couples must be admired by one and all. When couples are having difficulty in getting along, they are setting a new standard: respecting the otherness of someone else and accepting the God-given uniqueness of each other. They may have grown up in different religious traditions, but yet, …

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