Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Mike Ghouse's New Year's Message

On January 1, 2015,  I will cross the 63rd Milestone of my life. I will do my best to enjoy the God given life to the fullest. Statistically, I should live through 90+ as my paternal Grand parents made beyond that. However, I feel funny though, two of my 5 mentors did not cross the 64th milestone. My celebration would be complete, if you could, as my friends, affirm and consider the following;

  1. Questioning everything you hear or read 
  2. Making an effort to see others' point 
  3. Expressing gratitude for any good your receive
  4. Forgiving and seeking forgiveness often
  5. Resisting stereotyping others, it frees us 
  6. Being kind to at least one person a day
  7. Volunteering  
  8. Respecting the otherness of others
  9. Reading www.TheGhouseDiary.com
Checking items listed below
If you had a successful 2014, congratulations!  Please share how you did it at the bottom of this note. On the other hand,  If you did not, don’t despair. I will make a deal with you, all I ask of you is to take an hour out, one hour’s time, and I assure you, by the time you spend one hour of your time for yourselves, you feel lifted up and see a purposeful, meaningful and enjoyable life for 2015,   

Remember, you give time for others, and it is time to give that hour to yourselves, it is worth it. I urge you to go to the nearest library and spend one hour in solitude with you and your note pad, no phone, no bathroom and no email diversions.  Review your hi's and lo's for the last year and work on improving on deficiencies and cherishing the good things.

Don’t panic, I have made it simple for you, just read this article "Blue print for a successful life" in 
Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/2014-a-blueprint-for-a-pu_b_4517662.html

Fair enough?

You choose to be the driver of your life or be driven by others. The choice as well as the excuse is yours. I pray that we retain the ability to choose what we want in our lives. If I ask you next year on 12/28/2015 how did your year go, you should be able to say, I achieved at least half of what I planned. What if you had not planned at all?

Please make time for each one of these items

Americans Together documentary (video)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXsTo4VYh8

Standing up for others. Video (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrjU0KULv-Y

Pluralism is the way to go forward (video) - http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-is-pluralism.html

7.9 Million Views of profile at Google - https://plus.google.com/108969690090944956820/about

Please check the website www.AmericaTogetherFoundation.com and take a look at "About us" and the "documentary" and if you like to support what we are doing - please donate before 12/31 - for tax deduction purposes. http://americatogetherfoundation.com/donate/

Link to this message at www.TheGhousediary.com - http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/12/mike-ghouses-new-years-message.html


Thank you

Mike Ghouse

(214) 325-1916 text/talk
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Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on Pluralism at work place, politics, religion, society, gender, race, culture, ethnicity, food and foreign policy. He is a staunch defender of human rights and his book standing up for others will be out soon, and a movie "Americans together" is in the making.  He is a frequent guest commentator on Fox News and syndicated Talk Radio shows and a writer at major news papers including Dallas Morning News and Huffington Post. All about him is listed in 63 links atwww.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at www.TheGhousediary.com and 10 other blogs. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.
SUMMARY OF EACH LINK ABOVE 

#1. Your blueprint for happiness (read)

If you did, congratulations! Please share how you did it. If you did not, don’t despair. I will make a deal with you and nothing should be free. You do what I ask you to do in one hour’s time, and if you don’t feel lifted up and see a purposeful, meaningful and enjoyable life, then let me know.

I urge you to go to the nearest library and spend one hour in solitude with you and your note pad, no phone, no bathroom and no email diversions. Remember, you give time for others, and it is time to give that hour to yourselves, it is worth it. Review your hi's and lo's for the last year and work on improving on deficiencies and cherishing the good things. Don’t panic, I have made it simple for you, just read this article "Blue print for a successful life" in

Huffington post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/2014-a-blueprint-for-a-pu_b_4517662.html

Fair enough?
You choose to be the driver of your life or be driven by others. The choice as well as the excuse is yours. I pray that we retain the ability to choose what we want in our lives. If I ask you next year on 12/28/2015 how did your year go, you should be able to say, I achieved at least half of what I planned. What if you had not planned at all?


 #4. Film sacred (text)
Sacred - a great American movie in the making


What is Sacred, Flag, Holy Books, Mother, Freedom of Speech?Sacred Film is about a successful real life event set in Mulberry, Florida coupled with a compelling romantic story built around the Quran burning incident. It is filled with human aspirations, fears, suspense and actions of a typical Hollywood Film.

The film skillfully manages conflicting issues of freedom of speech v what is sacred; safety of Americans v violent reactions; and radicalism v. pluralism. It is an embodiment of conflict mitigation and goodwill nurturance based on teachings of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad. It is a model for building cohesive societies.  Indeed, the concept is encouraged by major institutions.

Through “Sacred”, the world will witness positive changes taking shape; it encourages what Muslims ought to be – the Amins, and how they will be perceived by the society at large. What is good for Muslims has got to be good for the world and vice-versa to restore sustainable harmony.

Sacred is an exemplary story of ordinary Muslim Americans working with fellow Americans of different faiths in forging a new paradigm; a cohesive America where no American has to live in tension, apprehension or fear of the other.

Shooting will begin in March for a September 11 release.  I will be happy to give a presentation to your group.



#5. Americans Together documentary (video)

The film is in the making and scheduled to be released on July 4th, 2016 - right around the Presidential Primaries, and I hope to be one of the moderators in the debates.

What a majority of Americans want is a just society where everyone feels safe, secure and without the fear of other. What exactly do we want? How will we make the change?  How do we convince those cashing in on hate and fear mongering? Can we find a way to make peace lucrative and redirect energy towards creating a cohesive America?

Here is 11 Minutes trailer, the film of course will be entertaining and would rival a Hollywood thriller -  




 #6. Standing up for others. Video (video)

God has blessed me to stand up for the rights of every human from Atheist to Zoroastrians and every one in between including LGBT community. The book encapsulates all that work but what prompted me to write the book is my speech at the  Immigration rally in Dallas on May 1, 2010 


I am standing here today because a lady by the name of Rosa Parks stood up for her rights and her right to be treated with dignity. If you cannot stand up for the rights of others, why should any one stand up for you?  

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrjU0KULv-Y 
I am standing here today as an immigrant because some one gave up his life to bring civil rights to America and it was this singular act that caused all of us immigrants to be here in America to enrich our nation  



 #7. Events I request you to attend (text)

HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDES COMMEMORATION 

8TH Annual public event to be held in Dallas on Sunday 1/25 and Washington DC on Tuesday 1/27 – It is a community bridge builder.


The purpose of this event is education, information and activism. We hope to learn and acknowledge our failings and make a personal commitment to do our individual share of expressing, “Never again”.

Our mission is to create awareness of the inhumanity within each one of us and hope to find the solutions.

The civic leaders, and leaders from the Atheist, Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Native Americans, Pagan, Sikh, Wicca, Zoroastrian and other traditions will come together and share their wisdom and their internal commitment to building a cohesive America, where no American has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. We have to do our share of creating the kingdom of heaven right here on the earth.

The Holocaust event has been commemorated by the Jewish community since 1953 for the loss of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust, known as Yom HaShoah in Synagogues around the world.  Now, we have been sharing that information along with the various Genocides and Massacres around the world with public at large.

We at America Together Foundation are committed to spreading the knowledge of Holocaust and Genocides through interfaith and public events for the last seven years.




#2. Pluralism is the way to go forward (video) 

We have crystallized the definition of pluralism to, “respecting the otherness of the others and accepting the uniqueness of each one of us”. Pluralism is nothing but an attitude of live and let live, and it is applicable in every aspect of life including culture, society, religion, politics, gender, food, ethnicity, race and other uniqueness’s.


Pluralism is brand new discipline in the academic world and is yet to be taught as a subject. The course material would be unique, as it will focus on its effect on different aspects of life in building cohesive societies, societies where no one has to live in apprehension or fear of the other.


Our Objective is to prepare an individual to function effectively in a multi-faith, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-sexually oriented society with least conflicts. 


http://foundationforpluralism.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-is-pluralism.html



#3. Michami dukkadam (text)

This is not my obituary. It is a moment of reflection, and if it prompts you to think about your own mirror, then I have served the purpose of writing this note. This is one of the most beautiful moments of my life, and wish every one of us takes a moment to reflect on life. It is liberating to know ourselves and re-assess the priorities of our life.   

Michami Dukadam is a powerful phrase I have learned from Jainism, it simply means I will wipe all the negative thoughts from my mind, and ask you to do the same, I seek forgiveness from you, and I reciprocate the same. It will release both of us from burdensome bondage into Moksha, Mukti, Nijaat, Salvation or freedom.

Today is one such day, I am asking ya’ll to forgive me and I will do my part, I carry no-ill will, malice or hatred towards any one. Thank God, I am free like my new Grandson Jayden.

Let’s start our life on a clean slate.  
 AMERICA TOGETHER FOUNDATION

Our mission is to build a cohesive America, where no American has to live in apprehension, discomfort or fear of the other.  We have a few clear cut goals and a few of them are as follows;


 

1.  Initiate a Leadership program in political Pluralism. We hope to establish the program to orient leaders with the concept of inclusiveness. We want no bigots in our politics and for that we have to start working on it – with a 10 year plan.

2. Establish the Center for Pluralism, an institute to study and teach cultural, family, social, political, and religious pluralism. The shortest definition for Pluralism would be-respecting the otherness of others and when we do that, conflicts fade and solutions will emerge.

3. Push the Interfaith dialogue to its limits, so we can face tough issues head-on, and get it over with it.  I hope we learn to live with our differences, rather than pretending to be nice and live with a load of ill-will within. Such attitudes are explosive and generate phrases like they asked for it, or they deserved it when the other group is in difficult situation. 

4. A film “Americans Together, building a cohesive America” is being conceived for a 2016 Release inclusive of the presidential primaries. We are looking to have our presence in the debates as a moderator to hone on the idea of Americans Together.   Hopefully, this would be a first film where almost every representation of America can be seen. It is again a movie to reflect the book Standing up for others and building cohesive societies. The gist of the film can be seen on the home page of www.AmericaTogetherFoundation.com


  
Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on Pluralism at work place, politics, religion, society, gender, race, culture, ethnicity, food and foreign policy. He is a staunch defender of human rights and his book standing up for others will be out soon, and a movie "Americans together" is in the making.  He is a frequent guest commentator on Fox News and syndicated Talk Radio shows and a writer at major news papers including Dallas Morning News and Huffington Post. All about him is listed in 63 links atwww.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at www.TheGhousediary.com and 10 other blogs. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Thank God and thank my Parents, I made it to be 63 - Mike Ghouse

Today, on January 1, 2015,  I cross the 63rd Milestone of my life. I will do my best to enjoy the God given life to the fullest. Statistically, I should live through 90+ as my paternal Grand parents made beyond that. However, I feel funny though, two of my 5 mentors did not cross the 64th milestone. My celebration would be complete, if you could, as my friends, affirm and consider the following;



Questioning everything you hear or read 
  1. Making an effort to see others' point 
  2. Expressing gratitude for any good your receive
  3. Forgiving and seeking forgiveness often
  4. Resisting stereotyping others, it frees us 
  5. Being kind to at least one person a day
  6. Volunteering  
  7. Respecting the otherness of others
  8. Reading www.TheGhouseDiary.com
  9. Checking items listed below
Please make time for each one of these items

Pluralism is the way to go forward (video) - http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-is-pluralism.html

Americans Together documentary (video)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXsTo4VYh8


Standing up for others. Video (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrjU0KULv-Y

7.9 Million Views of profile at Google - https://plus.google.com/108969690090944956820/about

Please check the website www.AmericaTogetherFoundation.com and take a look at "about us" and the "documentary" and if you like to support what we are doing - please donate before 12/31 - for tax deduction purposes. http://americatogetherfoundation.com/donate/



  
DETAILS: 

#1. Your blueprint for happiness (read)

If you did, congratulations! Please share how you did it. If you did not, don’t despair. I will make a deal with you and nothing should be free. You do what I ask you to do in one hour’s time, and if you don’t feel lifted up and see a purposeful, meaningful and enjoyable life, then let me know.


I urge you to go to the nearest library and spend one hour in solitude with you and your note pad, no phone, no bathroom and no email diversions. Remember, you give time for others, and it is time to give that hour to yourselves, it is worth it. Review your hi's and lo's for the last year and work on improving on deficiencies and cherishing the good things. Don’t panic, I have made it simple for you, just read this article "Blue print for a successful life" in
Huffington post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/2014-a-blueprint-for-a-pu_b_4517662.html

Fair enough?
You choose to be the driver of your life or be driven by others. The choice as well as the excuse is yours. I pray that we retain the ability to choose what we want in our lives. If I ask you next year on 12/28/2015 how did your year go, you should be able to say, I achieved at least half of what I planned. What if you had not planned at all?
DID YOU HAVE A PURPOSEFUL 2014?

If you did, congratulations! Please share how you did it. If you did not, don’t despair. I will make a deal with you and nothing should be free. You do what I ask you to do in one hour’s time, and if you don’t feel lifted up and see a purposeful, meaningful and enjoyable life, then let me know.

I urge you to go to the nearest library and spend one hour in solitude with you and your note pad, no phone, no bathroom and no email diversions. Remember, you give time for others, and it is time to give that hour to yourselves, it is worth it. Review your hi's and lo's for the last year and work on improving on deficiencies and cherishing the good things. Don’t panic, I have made it simple for you, just read this article "Blue print for a successful life" in Huffington post. Just do it. 

Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/2014-a-blueprint-for-a-pu_b_4517662.html

You must do it before the end of the year.

But if you see your 2015 could become purposeful for you, all I ask you to do is support America Together Foundation with a token of appreciation with a donation of $10 to $10,000 before the year ends for tax deductions. Go to www.AmericaTogetherFoundation.com and read “About Us”, then click the tab “Documentary” and watch the video for 11 minutes and if you feel you should support the a non-profit tax deductible foundation, donate it before 12/31/2014 at- http://americatogetherfoundation.com/donate/

Fair enough?

You choose to be the driver of your life or be driven by others. The choice as well as the excuse is yours. I pray that we retain the ability to choose what we want in our lives. If I ask you next year on 12/28/2015 how did your year go, you should be able to say, I achieved at least half of what I planned. What if you had not planned at all?

Mike Ghouse 
All about me in 63 links is at: www.MikeGhouse.net


 #2. Pluralism is the way to go forward (video) 

We have crystallized the definition of pluralism to, “respecting the otherness of the others and accepting the uniqueness of each one of us”. Pluralism is nothing but an attitude of live and let live, and it is applicable in every aspect of life including culture, society, religion, politics, gender, food, ethnicity, race and other uniqueness’s.

Pluralism is brand new discipline in the academic world and is yet to be taught as a subject. The course material would be unique, as it will focus on its effect on different aspects of life in building cohesive societies, societies where no one has to live in apprehension or fear of the other.

Our Objective is to prepare an individual to function effectively in a multi-faith, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-sexually oriented society with least conflicts. 

http://foundationforpluralism.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-is-pluralism.html



#3. Michami dukkadam (text)
STARTING OVER WITH A CLEAN SLATE
This is not my obituary. It is a moment of reflection, and if it prompts you to think about your own mirror, then I have served the purpose of writing this note. This is one of the most beautiful moments of my life, and wish every one of us takes a moment to reflect on life. It is liberating to know ourselves and re-assess the priorities of our life.   

Michami Dukadam is a powerful phrase I have learned from Jainism, it simply means I will wipe all the negative thoughts from my mind, and ask you to do the same, I seek forgiveness from you, and I reciprocate the same. It will release both of us from burdensome bondage into Moksha, Mukti, Nijaat, Salvation or freedom.


Today is one such day, I am asking ya’ll to forgive me and I will do my part, I carry no-ill will, malice or hatred towards any one. Thank God, I am free like my new Grandson Jayden.



Let’s start our life on a clean slate.  


  
#4. Film sacred (text)

Sacred - a great American movie in the making

What is Sacred, Flag, Holy Books, Mother, Freedom of Speech?Sacred Film is about a successful real life event set in Mulberry, Florida coupled with a compelling romantic story built around the Quran burning incident. It is filled with human aspirations, fears, suspense and actions of a typical Hollywood Film.

The film skillfully manages conflicting issues of freedom of speech v what is sacred; safety of Americans v violent reactions; and radicalism v. pluralism. It is an embodiment of conflict mitigation and goodwill nurturance based on teachings of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad. It is a model for building cohesive societies.  Indeed, the concept is encouraged by major institutions.

Through “Sacred”, the world will witness positive changes taking shape; it encourages what Muslims ought to be – the Amins, and how they will be perceived by the society at large. What is good for Muslims has got to be good for the world and vice-versa to restore sustainable harmony.

Sacred is an exemplary story of ordinary Muslim Americans working with fellow Americans of different faiths in forging a new paradigm; a cohesive America where no American has to live in tension, apprehension or fear of the other.

Shooting will begin in March for a September 11 release.  I will be happy to give a presentation to your group.




#5. Americans Together documentary (video)

The film is in the making and scheduled to be released on July 4th, 2016 - right around the Presidential Primaries, and I hope to be one of the moderators in the debates.

What a majority of Americans want is a just society where everyone feels safe, secure and without the fear of other. What exactly do we want? How will we make the change?  How do we convince those cashing in on hate and fear mongering? Can we find a way to make peace lucrative and redirect energy towards creating a cohesive America?

Here is 11 Minutes trailer, the film of course will be entertaining and would rival a Hollywood thriller -  





 #6. Standing up for others. Video (video)

God has blessed me to stand up for the rights of every human from Atheist to Zoroastrians and every one in between including LGBT community. The book encapsulates all that work but what prompted me to write the book is my speech at the  Immigration rally in Dallas on May 1, 2010 


I am standing here today because a lady by the name of Rosa Parks stood up for her rights and her right to be treated with dignity. If you cannot stand up for the rights of others, why should any one stand up for you?  

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrjU0KULv-Y 


I am standing here today as an immigrant because some one gave up his life to bring civil rights to America and it was this singular act that caused all of us immigrants to be here in America to enrich our nation  




 #7. Events I request you to attend (text)

HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDES COMMEMORATION 

8TH Annual public event to be held in Dallas on Sunday 1/25 and Washington DC on Tuesday 1/27 – It is a community bridge builder.


The purpose of this event is education, information and activism. We hope to learn and acknowledge our failings and make a personal commitment to do our individual share of expressing, “Never again”.

Our mission is to create awareness of the inhumanity within each one of us and hope to find the solutions.

The civic leaders, and leaders from the Atheist, Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Native Americans, Pagan, Sikh, Wicca, Zoroastrian and other traditions will come together and share their wisdom and their internal commitment to building a cohesive America, where no American has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. We have to do our share of creating the kingdom of heaven right here on the earth.

The Holocaust event has been commemorated by the Jewish community since 1953 for the loss of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust, known as Yom HaShoah in Synagogues around the world.  Now, we have been sharing that information along with the various Genocides and Massacres around the world with public at large.

We at America Together Foundation are committed to spreading the knowledge of Holocaust and Genocides through interfaith and public events for the last seven years.





 AMERICA TOGETHER FOUNDATION

Our mission is to build a cohesive America, where no American has to live in apprehension, discomfort or fear of the other.  We have a few clear cut goals and a few of them are as follows;


 

1.  Initiate a Leadership program in political Pluralism. We hope to establish the program to orient leaders with the concept of inclusiveness. We want no bigots in our politics and for that we have to start working on it – with a 10 year plan.

2. Establish the Center for Pluralism, an institute to study and teach cultural, family, social, political, and religious pluralism. The shortest definition for Pluralism would be-respecting the otherness of others and when we do that, conflicts fade and solutions will emerge.

3. Push the Interfaith dialogue to its limits, so we can face tough issues head-on, and get it over with it.  I hope we learn to live with our differences, rather than pretending to be nice and live with a load of ill-will within. Such attitudes are explosive and generate phrases like they asked for it, or they deserved it when the other group is in difficult situation. 

4. A film “Americans Together, building a cohesive America” is being conceived for a 2016 Release inclusive of the presidential primaries. We are looking to have our presence in the debates as a moderator to hone on the idea of Americans Together.   Hopefully, this would be a first film where almost every representation of America can be seen. It is again a movie to reflect the book Standing up for others and building cohesive societies. The gist of the film can be seen on the home page of www.AmericaTogetherFoundation.com

...............................................................................................................................Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on Pluralism at work place, politics, religion, society, gender, race, culture, ethnicity, food and foreign policy. He is a staunch defender of human rights and his book standing up for others will be out soon, and a movie "Americans together" is in the making.  He is a frequent guest commentator on Fox News and syndicated Talk Radio shows and a writer at major news papers including Dallas Morning News and Huffington Post. All about him is listed in 63 links atwww.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at www.TheGhousediary.com and 10 other blogs. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.

What is Pluralism?

WHAT IS PLURALISM? 
Pluralism is an attitude of respecting the otherness of others
 

We have crystallized the definition of pluralism to, “respecting the otherness of the others and accepting the uniqueness of each one of us”. Pluralism is nothing but an attitude of live and let live, and it is applicable in every aspect of life including culture, society, religion, politics, gender, food, ethnicity, race and other uniqueness’s.

Our Objective is to prepare an individual to function effectively in a multi-faith, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-sexually oriented society with least conflicts. 

In cultural terms, Pluralism is recognizing your culture as a beautiful expression of life to you, as my own culture is to me. When it comes to food, it is recognizing that you will almost always enjoy what your taste buds are trained to enjoy, you might enjoy a well done steak while, I may relish the medium rare I delight, or vice-versa.  Religiously, it is learning to honor the way you worship or bow to the creator in gratitude, your faith is divine to you as my faith is divine to me.  As beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, faith is in the heart of the believer.


By the end of 2020, there will not be a major city in America, and perhaps in the world, where you will not find people of different faiths, cultures, ethnicities, races, nationalities and social backgrounds working, eating, playing, marrying, and doing things together.

We need to prepare ourselves for those eventualities to prevent possible conflicts, and lay a good foundation for nurturing goodwill and effective functioning of the societies. Exclusive communities will become a thing of the past.  If you live amidst others, you must also respect the otherness of others, as you expect them to do the same for you.
You are who you are, and I am who I am. As long as we don't mess with each others space, sustenance and nurturance, and mind our own business, we all will do well.  If we can learn to respect the otherness of other and accept the God-given uniqueness of each one of the seven billion of us, then conflicts fade and solutions emerge.

Pluralism is not a set of rules, it is simply the attitude of live and let live religiously, politically, culturally and socially.  We are committed to building cohesive societies, where no human has to live in apprehension, discomfort or fear of a fellow being.
Pluralism is our future, and as a futurist, based on the trends, I foresee, that two generations from now, we would be comfortable in saying, my religion, culture or life style is my personal choice, and further down the road, a significant number will proclaim that my way of life is not superior or inferior to any.

They will consider claiming superiority would be sheer arrogance and religion (a major part of life to many) is believed to imbue humility that builds bridges between cohabitants of the given space, communities and nations in creating that elusive kingdom of heaven where all live their lives without apprehension or fear of the other.

Ideal society is where, no individual has to live in apprehension or fear of the other, live his or her own life and let others live theirs. If we can learn to accept the otherness of others, and respect the God given uniqueness of each one of the 7 billion of us, then conflicts fade and solutions emerge.

......

Mike Ghouse has done extensive work on pluralism and interfaith for nearly two decades and is considered an expert in monitoring the interfaith movements.  He has written over 150 articles on Pluralism at Dallas Morning News, nearly 100 pieces at Huffington Post, and together over 1000 pieces published in different media outlets. 

Mike has conducted 26 Workshops from Atheism to Zoroastrianism, and 520 hours of Radio talk show on every faith and tradition and nearly 100 Shows on Fox News with Sean Hannity. Organized and presented 35 major public events over a course of 20 years.

Mike Ghouse is committed to building a Cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. He is a professional speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism, politics, civic affairs, Islam, India, Israel, peace and justice. Mike is a frequent guest on Sean Hannity show on Fox TV, and a commentator on national radio networks, he contributes weekly to the Texas Faith Column at Dallas Morning News and regularly at Huffington post, and several other periodicals across the world. The blog www.TheGhousediary.com is updated daily. Talk/Text (214) 325-1916

His interfaith, Islam, motivational speaker profiles and CV are all linked atwww.MikeGhouse.net