Multi-Faith Weddings: Celebrating Love Beyond Religious Boundaries
Interfaith and multi-faith weddings are becoming increasingly common, bringing together families from different religious and cultural backgrounds. Dr. Mike Mohamed Ghouse, a renowned officiant and interfaith marriage expert, has dedicated his career to crafting inclusive wedding ceremonies that honor multiple faiths while ensuring a meaningful and joyous experience for couples and their families.
A key aspect of Dr. Ghouse’s work is addressing the concerns of traditional or conservative families who may initially resist interfaith marriages. Through reason, dialogue, and scriptural understanding, he has successfully gained the blessings of families from various religious traditions.
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Discover the remarkable journey of Dr. Mike Mohamed Ghouse, an interfaith wedding officiant who has guided nearly 600 couples from dozens of faiths and cultures. This brief summary offers a glimpse into his deeply personalized ceremonies, global reach, and decades of experience helping families honor love beyond religious boundaries. Read on to explore how his unique approach, compassion, and scholarship continue to shape interfaith marriage in America and around the world.
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Discover how an experienced Interfaith Marriage Officiant collaborates with Rabbis, Imams, Pastors, Pandits, Gyanijis, Bhikkus, Bahai representatives, and spiritual leaders from multiple faiths to create inclusive, pluralistic wedding ceremonies celebrated across 75+ cities, 95+ ethnicities, and diverse cultures worldwide.
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Yet despite this shared desire, peace often feels distant. Conflicts persist, misunderstandings grow, and fear of the unknown keeps people divided. The truth is simple but profound: peace does not begin with policies or power—it begins with people.
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About Mike Ghouse
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It is a joy to see two individuals find peace in each other to lead a happy and harmonious life. The soul mate is the one who makes life come to life, and you have found the right person and feel safe with each other. Indeed, it is the creator, who places love between two individuals so that they can live in harmony and tranquility (Quran 30:21).
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"During our research on individuals who have significantly impacted the lives of others, we were captivated by Dr. Mike Mohamed Ghouse. It inspired us to interview him to explore how he embodies diversity in every aspect of his life. We felt compelled to refer to him as “Mr. Pluralist of America” because of his remarkable ability to connect with people from various faiths, races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, conservatives, progressives, and different political affiliations. Pluralism runs through his veins."
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A Pluralist, and an Outstanding Interfaith and Peace Activist
Cohesive mankind, cohesive Ummah and cohesive America are what Mike Ghouse stands for. Irrespective of what people think about him, he is marching ahead on his peace mission with messages of love and respect for all individuals.
WikiPedia: Mike Mohamed Ghouse
Mike Mohamed Ghouse is an Indian-American social scientist and writer. Ghouse's primary interests include religious pluralism in the United States, human rights, and U.S. foreign policy. Currently based in Washington D.C., he is also the director of the Center for Pluralism.
Ghouse honored by Religion Communication Council
I want to thank the Religion Communicators council and Ms. Slater in whose husband’s name this recognition was initiated in 1929. I appreciate my friends for their support; particularly I want to thank Bill and Norma Matthews, Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk and John Shore with their presence.
This book, The American Muslim Agenda, is a primer, a blueprint, a roadmap for American Muslims to consider. A Muslim is someone who is a conflict mitigator and a goodwill nurturer, following a formula for peaceful societies practiced by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and guided by the Quran.
Fortunately, the following great individuals have endorsed the book American Muslim Agenda. The Late Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar, the first Muslim woman Quran translator (who has corrected the misogynistic translations), Dr. Safi Kaskas (who has translated the Quran into the first contemporary language) and the late Dr. Bob Crane, the first US Muslim Ambassador who was also a deputy to President Nixon. Several other key Muslims have endorsed the book.
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Standing Up for Others
We are blessed to have taken a stand for the rights of fellow humans, including but not limited to Baha'i, Buddhist, Chrsitian, Falun Dafa, Hindu, Jain, Jew, Muslim, Native American, Pagan, Sikh, Unificationists, Wicca, Zoroastrian and every one in between religiously, but also Atheists, Immigrants, Gay and Lesbians and Civil Rights.
Standing up for others is the right thing to do, every human goes through a period of invincibility to vulnerability, if we don't stand up for those who are vulnerable, then who will stand up for us when we are vulnerable?
The work is done from a small protest to active protest and action, and we hop to compile and compose that by the end of June 2013 on this site.
Dedicated to Rev. Moon, whom I have come to respect.
My Name is Mike Ghouse
The Question That Never Ends: “What Is Your Real Name?”
Since I stepped onto this soil, not a week has passed without someone asking, “What is your real name?” And my answer has always been the same: Mike Ghouse.
But I see the hesitation on their faces. They struggle to phrase their next question, trying to ask—without asking—about my nationality or religion. I smile at their indirect approach and say, “It’s Ghouse; Mike Mohamed Ghouse.”
I’ve been saying this for over 45 years, and I still see the same puzzled expressions. Some find it amusing, some find it suspicious, and others make assumptions about why I chose this name.
Today, I want to share the real story behind it.
Grokipedia: Mike Mohamed Ghouse
What a surprise! I’m usually updated on any activity on Google, and I was taken aback to see this surprise post about me on Grokipedia. I have added a few corrections, such as changing ‘Richardson’ to ‘San Diego’. The Quran calls on its readers to question, think, and reflect on each verse (44 such verses).
Grokipedia: Mike Mohamed Ghouse
Mike Mohamed Ghouse is an Indian-American social scientist, interfaith wedding officiant, public speaker, and advocate for religious pluralism, best known for officiating nearly 600 interfaith marriages across diverse faiths and ethnicities while promoting societal cohesion through education and dialogue.[1][2]Born and raised in Yelahanka near Bangalore, India, in a multicultural environment shaped by his father’s role as local mayor, Ghouse developed an early commitment to interfaith engagement,
later working in Saudi Arabia before immigrating to the United States, where he resided in Dallas and now Washington, D.C.[1] He founded the Center for Pluralism, organizing annual events such as Unity Day USA, Holocaust and Genocides and workshops on multiple religions, alongside authoring over 3,600 articles published in more than 300 newspapers worldwide and appearing on national television, including over 110 segments on Fox News.[1][2]
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