When Holly first kissed Jeff on a dance floor back in the 1990s, she was a college freshman from Staten Island and he was a frat brother from Long Island. They both had New York accents. He thought the petite brunette was Jewish. But Holly Rizzuto was and still is an Italian Catholic, named Holly because she…
Interfaith relationships are becoming more commonplace with each generation. Religion, for some, is not the deal-breaker for relationships that it once used to be. For some people, religion is a huge part of their culture, as are the orthodox practices they may follow. According to a 2015 Pew Research Center article, it is still commonplace…
Despite what the Spice Girls would have us believe, it’s not true that friendship never ends. Research actually confirms what we’ve all experienced: most middle school friendships don’t even last a year. And while some adult friendships last throughout life, some make us feel like we’ve been sentenced for life. So how do you know when to make…
On June 12, 2017, it will have been 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Americans should in fact be allowed to marry a partner of whatever race they want. Since then, many American couples have availed themselves of that right, although white people remain much less likely to marry another race than people of…
2/7/17 7:45 PM – it is a 6000 words article. The issue is similar with Orthodox Jews and this article can be solutions to Jews as well as Muslims. Same reasons existed for the prohibition. Mike Ghouse ABSTRACT Can a Muslim Woman Marry a Non-Muslim Man The scope of this article is limited to Interfaith…
The more we integrate, the less the barriers there would be. Ultimately, individuals marry individuals and not religions. George Clooney married Amal – Jenet Jackson, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Rita Hayworth… and so many more.America is the most free nation on the earth, parents trust their kids to find their own life partners. America is also…
The more you learn about what you are getting into, the better informed you will be and can handle most of the conflicts, indeed, you can predict them and save some tensions. Mike Ghouse Courtesy New York Times 13 Questions to AskBefore Getting Married Eleanor Stanford, March 24, 2016 When it comes to marriage, what you…
Congratulations to the couple, a Christian man and a Hindu woman. This is good news whilst the extremists from among Hindus are making life difficult for interfaith weddings, the good majority of Hindus are very accepting and respecting of other’s lives. Mike GhouseInterfaith Wedding OffficantUSA # # # Courtesy of Hindustan Times dated 10/15/17 Picking…
It’s a landmark change to India’s marital rape laws. India’s top court has ruled that sex with a child is always rape, quashing a clause that allowed men to have sex with underage girls if they were married to them. The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Wednesday closed a legal loophole that has historically allowed…
India closes child marriage loopholeIndia’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that marital sex with a minor constitutes rape, for which perpetrators can face criminal charges. The landmark case overturns a 1940 law that permitted men to marry and consummate marriages with child brides as young as fifteen—a loophole that undermined the efficacy of a 2006 law banning the harmful…