- Promote equality in interfaith relationships
- Promote tolerance for religious diversity
- Increase understanding and tolerance between Dharmics (Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists) and Abrahamics (Christians, Jews and Muslims)
- Increase awareness of interfaith complexities to young adults and help them better prepare for a happy and long lasting married life, even if it is an interfaith marriage.
“Toleration means that I think that you are wrong and I am just allowing you to live. Is it not blasphemy to think that you and I are allowing others to live? I accept all the religions that were in the past and worship with them all; I worships God with every one of them, in whatever form they worship Him.” – Swami Vivekananda. Pasadena, California, Jan 28, 1900.
“We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness……For we know, that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.” – Barrack Hussein Obama. Jan 20, 2009.
“Your religion is like your mother. Just because your mother is less attractive than your friend’s mother you can’t abandon your mother and adopt a new one.” – Mahatma Gandhi.
One God one love. Gurumaa’s views on religious conversion practices for interfaith marriages are summarized in this Video. July 3, 2009, New Jersey, USA.
Don’t Drink & Drive advertisements are not about not to drink nor about not to drive. Further, even if you mix two, it does not mean you will certainly have a car accident or automatically get a DUI ticket. It is a matter of probability and making wise decisions. Likewise, the mission here is to impress young adults that inter-religious complexities are real, encourage them to talk about it “sooner than later” and help them make an “informed” decision for their interfaith relationship, what ever that decision is.
One of objectives of this web site is to help youths in love to make an “informed” decision for their long lasting happy married life, even that is an inter- or within- faith marriage. Further, we wish to define IM-WE (Interfaith Marriage With Equality).
Like you readers, we have no desire for money or fame out of this effort (read admin). Further, we wish to be fair to ALL. Your positive comments are certainly assuring us that we are on a right track. Thank you for your kind words and well wishes.
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