Of the nearly 400 marriages I have officiated in the last 15 years, I may be witnessing the first divorce between a Jewish woman and a Hindu man, and I hope to rescue the marriage. The issue is not religious, but they are making it one. I hope to put them back together. My consulting […]
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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 unforgivable sin in Abrahamic
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Interfaith Marriages was announced as a winner of the 2022 Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards®, an accolade representing the top wedding professionals across the board in quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism reviewed by couples on Wedding Wire, a leading wedding vendor marketplace. TIP BureauPublished by The Indian Panorama To determine these distinguished wedding
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Promoting Interfaith Harmony Through Marriages in The US:Mike Ghouse Is A Pluralist Committed To Promoting Interfaith Marriages Main Points: 1. Mike Ghouse has officiated more than 150 interfaith marriages.2. Today more people marry across faith in the US.3. Interfaith marriages promote pluralism.4. Interfaith Marriages in The US Account For 39 Percent Of Marriages In The Country By New
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Countering Love Jihad? Person of Indian origin in the US floats NGO Interfaith Marriages. Courtesy Counterview – first published on March 29, 2022 By Our Representative In an email alert to Counterview, a senior Washington DC-based activist has said that recent trends suggest, that when India is regressing, the diaspora in the US is fast progressing
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It was such a joy to officiate two weddings last week; one in Miami, a Hindu-Muslim, and the other was a Muslim-Christian wedding in Estes Park Mountain resort in Colorado. It is 12000′ above sea level, high up in the Mountain. The couple and the two of us, me and the pastor were standing in
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Amazing Wedding TraditionsInterfaith marriages have created amazing revivals of traditions. In the United States, people of all origins have amalgamated and created new “traditions” for their weddings. Each wedding I have officiated is different, even the food items served are fusion foods. Here the groom enters the place, and women’s family members and friends hold
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I just officiated a Sikh and Muslim wedding in New Orleans. Through my work at the Center for Pluralism, I have learned and continue to learn the essence of each faith, and each faith is so beautiful. What a pleasure to see two different people, from different faiths, ethnicities, languages, nationalities, and cultures come together
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Courtesy – Jewish Currents The article follows a comment by Dr. Mike Ghouse; “Compatibility” was the main reason for marriages to last, but it was wrapped up in the same “religion” and same “culture and ethnicity.” The previous societies assumed that compatibility exists only among people of the same faith, and within the same ethnicity.
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Men have not outgrown their ‘need’ to control others, particularly their women. They want their women to be subservient to their whims, even in America, and in all faith traditions. It is what the men wish that happens. The societies are still misogynistic, and I hope it will change. I am pleased to share the
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