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…
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…
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. That was indeed true…