Individuals marry each other, not their faiths. Each faith is beautiful and is about creating harmony and building cohesive societies. Interfaith couples must be applauded for they come together with their given differences. I am pleased to have officiated several interfaith weddings and have written quite extensively giving full value to the words of Universal…
Pleased to share about a marriage between a Baptist groom and a Methodist wife Mike GhouseWedding OfficiantMike@interfaithMarriages.org# # # RELIGION: Few families now abandon their kin for once-taboo marriages By Creede Hinshaw Recently, a friend told me about a decision he made that prompted his grandmother to stop speaking to him. Although this happened more…
Celebrity interfaith and interracial marriages pave the way for others, it makes it easy and it will be common soon. Mike GhouseWedding OfficiantMike@interfaithmarriages.org# # # Meet the American who will preach at the royal wedding Siobhán O’Grady, Washington PostPublished: May 13, 2018Updated: May 13, 2018 at 10:34 AMCourtesy TBO – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship is transatlantic, and…
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 GhouseWedding OfficiantMike@Interfaithmarriages.org# # # Opposition…
I have officiated a wedding – a Malaysian groom and a Vietnamese bride. It was a joy to go through their celebrations Mike GhouseWedding officiantMike@Interfaithmarriages.org# # # Indonesia, Interfaith Marriage is Legal – But With Many ObstaclesCourtesy VOA JAKARTA — In Indonesia, interfaith marriage is legal but culturally discouraged and some religious figures have made it…
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 and American values. She is bi-racial, actress…
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…
by Huma NisarApril 17, 2022 Interfaith Marriages, a Washington-based wedding officiant service, led by a prominent Indian American Muslim Mike Ghouse, has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award. WeddingWire is a global marketplace connecting engaged couples with local wedding professionals, and its Couples’ Choice Awards® recognizes local wedding professionals who demonstrate excellence in…
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. Societies are still misogynistic, and I hope it will change. I am pleased to share the reverse…
Growing up without filters of religion, nationality, race, or ethnicity, couples of South Asian descent marry for only love Ishq par zor nahīñ hai ye vo ātish ‘ġhālib’Ki lagāe na lage aur bujhāe na bane Love is not in one’s control, this is that fire rousedIt cannot be willed to ignite, nor can it be…