Cultural Pluralism – Trends in Weddings
How India’s weddings are changing India is perhaps the first nation in the world with a record of interfaith weddings. The Great King Akbar married a Hindu princess and both… Read more »
Category Archives: Interfaith Marriages
Minister’s son marries in Mass Wedding Ceremony, Malegaon sets social example
Malegaon: Started as a noble cause and an appreciable initiative to bring smile on the faces of poor and marginalized, mass marriages and wedding ceremonies, though a norm across the… Read more »
Is the Jewish community ready for a very merry interfaith Chrismukkah?
Over 60% of US Jews who married since 2000 have non-Jewish spouses. Will today’s youth be raised inside, outside, or maybe with one foot in the American Jewish community? A… Read more »
Mixed faith marriages should be banned in Sikh temples
The Rehat Maryada is unequivocal in its guidance: the Anand Karaj is strictly a ceremony for a Sikh couple. British Sikhs protesting the visit of Narendra Modi outside Downing Street… Read more »
Fifty-five arrested after armed siege at Sikh temple in protest over interfaith marriage
Armed police surrounded a Sikh temple after scores of men, some carrying swords, stormed the building reportedly in an attempt to disrupt an interfaith wedding. Fifty-five people were arrested for… Read more »
Interfaith group says can’t agree to marriage law changes without sighting draft
MCCBCHST says it has not agreed to Putrajaya’s proposed amendments to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, that could affect the faith of children born to a marriage… Read more »
Finding common ground: 3 couples making interfaith marriages work
Can a woman who was born a Hindu and a man who was raised a Christian find happiness as a married couple? They can if they’re the former Jaya Sharma… Read more »
Texas Faith: Are Interfaith Marriages Good for Couples?
Interfaith couples must be admired by one and all. When couples are having difficulty in getting along, they are setting a new standard: respecting the otherness of someone else and… Read more »