Author Archives: Mike Ghouse

About Mike Ghouse

Dr. Mike Ghouse is a public speaker and the Executive Director of the Center for Pluralism in Washington, DC. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. More about him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeghouse/

Tornadoes Hit Dallas/ Fort Worth

Video and photo links included below Let’s reflect for a moment, whether a tornadoes rips through the town, or a flood or an earth quake devastates lives. We do not… Read more »

TEXAS FAITH: Is God good?

God is neither good nor bad. He is like the nuclear power, in itself, in the right hands he is a blessing, and in the wrong hands he is a… Read more »

Happy Hanuman Jayanthi – A Hindu festival

Hanuman is an iconic representation of valor, loyalty and devotion expressed in the form of an animal; Monkey.He is called by many names includingAnjaneya, Maruti, Pavanputra, Kesharinandan, Arbiter, Anjaniputra, Bajrang Bali and Hanumat. Hanuman plays a critical role… Read more »

Religion formula

Here is a Religious formula that needs empirical data to support it. However, if you make a serious observation of your groups, of people over 100, you can comfortably see… Read more »

Happy Ramnvami – Lord Rama's birthday celebrations

It is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Ram is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu.SreeRama Navami… Read more »

Happy Baisakhi

BAISAKHI marks the beginning of the new season. People of North India, particularly Punjab thank God for good harvest. It has special significance for Sikhs as on this day in… Read more »

Happy Ugadi

UGADI – is the New Year’s Day for the people of South India, it is also a celebration of Bengali New year

Mahavir Jayanthi – Birthday Celebrations of Mahavira

Mahavir Jayanti is the most important festival in Jainism, celebrating birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara ( Avatar) who established the religion of Jainism 2600 years ago. Mahavira presented the… Read more »

Texas Faith: Is there too much "God talk" in politics?

Extremism in religion has always been repulsive to the general public, but seldom expressed with an equal intensity. Indeed, it was the extremism in religion that chased out many to… Read more »

Get the hell out of Afghanistan

The longer we are there, the more Americans we would lose and more mistakes we will make, the more Afghans we will kill and the lesser respect we will earn. … Read more »