How can I officiate a wedding?

Beerina said:
Yes, but would that result in a sitcom plot 10 years down the road, where it turns out the wedding didn't count because the priest didn't really believe the religion in which he was ordained?
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How many people has Ted Haggard married?:jaw-dropp
 
kmortis said:
Well, contrary to Rebecca's fears, the ULC doesn't actually require that you believe anythig that they say. They're very Universalist in that aspect. Yes, the guy who founded the Church was "Christian", but his prime tenant was that everyone had a right to worship the devine in their own way...even if it's not worshiping a devine at all.

Both Mama Mortis and I are ordained Ministers through the ULC. I even have the snazzy little "Clergy" card. I've personally performed three weddings (all in Illinois where an ordination is required for religious ceremonies) and I've never had an issue with it. One of the times, the Bride's Mother gave me the confuzed puppydog look when she asked me what religion I was and I replied "Agnostic". She desperatly wanted to ask how an Agnostic could get ordained, but thought better of it.

IIRC, MA requires a letter to the Sec of State stating your intention to perform weddings.

Dunstan, I'd suggest ULC.
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Hey, Brother Mortis. I'm also a ULC minister! The orange 'CLERGY' windshield sign means I never have to pay for parking at the hospital.:D

Seriously, when you sign up there they don't even ask you if you believe in any gods. If they did I wouldn't have signed up.
 
In Florida, all you have to do is be a notary public. Or an ordained minister of whatever Church-O-Matic you come across.

In Ohio, you have to pay for your credentials to marry someone.
 
Beerina
Yes, but would that result in a sitcom plot 10 years down the road, where it turns out the wedding didn't count because the priest didn't really believe the religion in which he was ordained?
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Then what would happen if the priest/rabbi/clergy de-converted after officiating a wedding? I don’t mean instantly but years later. Are all the weddings that the official performed then declared null?

Ossai
 
Mrs. Upchurch (ordained ULC priestest, retired) has married two couples in the great state of Missouri. The first was after losing a bet and the second was a couple who attended the first.

The greatest thing about the whole process is learning that ULC lets you pick your title. My favorite was something along the lines of "High Speaker of Ultimate Reality"
 
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