Category Archives: Interfaith marriage officiant

Hindu Muslim Marriage Issues

Dr. Mike Mohamed Ghouse When a Hindu falls in love with a Muslim and wants to get married, a red flag is raised by his/her family and the community. Hindus are concerned about losing a member of their flock to another religion, and Muslims have difficulty coping with idol worship. Idol worship is considered an

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How India’s weddings are changing

India is perhaps the first nation in the world with a record of interfaith weddings. The Great King Akbar married a Hindu princess and both kept their religions. India has been a beacon of hope – However, with the rise of jingoist nationalists, and silent approval of harassment of Interfaith couples, India witnessed severe setbacks

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Muslim interfaith Marriages in the United States

About 40% of men and women in the United States marry outside their faith. That is a Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jewish or the other will chose to marry a man or a woman from the other faith.  Let me make the statement more accurate, they don’t choose to marry the person from other faith, but

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Harry Weds Meghan

Harry and Meghan’s wedding is a milestone wedding in the history of racial and class relations. The broke the barriers and pave the way for greater acceptance. Hence, it is being written here at https://interfaithmarriages.org/harry-meghan-a-royal-romance/ As a Pluralist, I have chosen to officiate the weddings of couples to reflect the essence of Bride and Groom’s religious and cultural

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Harry & Meghan: a Royal Romance

By Mike Ghouse, the interfaith wedding officiant While reviewing articles about Interfaith and Interracial marriages for our website www.InterfaithMarriages.org, I came across an item that caught my attention – it is the romance between Harry and Meghan. What appealed to me was the relationship between an average American girl and the ‘Prince’.  Meghan represented America

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Indonesia; Interfaith Marriage is Legal – But With Many Obstacles

I have officiated a wedding – a Malaysian groom and a Vietnamese bride. It was a joy to go through their celebrations Mike Ghouse Wedding officiant Mike@Interfaithmarriages.org # # # Indonesia, Interfaith Marriage is Legal – But With Many Obstacles Courtesy VOA  FILE – An Indonesian couple takes part in a mass interfaith wedding ceremony

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Opposition to interfaith marriage in India puts many couples at risk

India was a blessed nation for thousands of years, it has had a good history of Pluralism and inclusion, all that is changing now with the right wing government who do not tolerate interfaith marraiges and carry out harassment and even killing.  All this will change, badness never lasts. Mike Ghouse Wedding Officiant Mike@Interfaithmarriages.org #

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Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Celebrity interfaith and interracial marriages pave the way for others, it makes it easy and it will be common soon. Mike Ghouse Wedding Officiant Mike@interfaithmarriages.org # # # Meet the American who will preach at the royal wedding Siobhán O’Grady, Washington Post Published: May 13, 2018 Updated: May 13, 2018 at 10:34 AM Courtesy TBO – Prince

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