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Mixed marriages are changing the way we think about our race

sMixed marriages are changing the way we think about our raceCourtesy – Washington Post By Jeff Guo February 17   Actress Aubrey Plaza attends the 20th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence In Production Design Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) For all the talk about […]

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Interfaith barriers and interfaith marriages

Interfaith barriers and interfaith marriages   | InterfaithSpeaker.com  By the end of 2020, there will not be a major city in America, and perhaps in the world, where you will not find people of different faiths, cultures, ethnicities, races, nationalities and social backgrounds working, eating, playing, marrying, and doing things together. We need to prepare ourselves for

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Muslim woman marrying non-Muslims

I’ve an article pending for nearly two years, and it’s written in identical language to this piece by Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl.  Now that, I’ve read this, I’ll have to acknowledge similarities when I publish my piece.  I see Islam as a system to build cohesive societies,  where all religions equally perform the task

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Married Interfaith Couples Who Keep Religious Traditions Separate on the Rise

As a Pluralist, it is a joy for me to see interfaith marriages, you can read it in the “ABOUT THE WEDDING”  heading on this site at http://interfaithmarriages.blogspot.com/ The real purpose of religion is to build cohesive societies where people can live in harmony and without apprehension or fear of the other. When a congregation loses a

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Valentine’s Day and interfaith couples

Valentine’s day is a celebration of love,  and many of them choose to get married on that day as well as the New Years day. Pictures of Interfaith  couples followed by the positive side of the story and links to a few good romantic songs at – An album of interfaith couples will be set

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Interfaith Marriages of Saif Alik Khan and Kareena Kapoor

Its a joy for me to read about  interfaith marriages where people respect the otherness of others, and accept the God given uniqueness of each one … my standard sentence for 15 years. Did you see Saif Ali Khan used the same sentences but shortened? The source of publication is not known, but I know

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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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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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