Virginia man massacres family, commits suicide On Sept. 27, Albert Peterson killed his wife of 25 years and two sons, aged 13 and 16, before committing suicide in their Herndon, VA home. Peterson, a defense contractor ...

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Someone who is looking to get an ordained minister license has two options on how to do so. They can either attend a conventional bible college, theological school, or seminary or become legally ordained online through a ...

Category: Online Ordination

For the most part, the men and women from around the world who get ordained online through the Universal Life Church can do many of the things "conventional" ministers do in the United States. This is because our church ...

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The following is a story submitted to us by a young, recently-married man from our home city of Seattle who discovered how easy it was to have a friend get ordained online in order to officiate his wedding ceremony. I ...

Category: Online Ordination

The Universal Life Church has ordained hundreds of thousands of people and has been responsible for a number of high-profile weddings, among thousands of others. This post elucidates why people are flocking to the ULC - ...

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There are a handful of places in the United States that are "hotspots" for marriages performed by Universal Life Church Ministries ministers. These areas include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and the metropolitan ...

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While most US states require Universal Life Church Ministries ministers to present some form of documentation when they file for a marriage license after performing a wedding ceremony, many do not. County clerks in sta ...

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The march toward full legal recognition of same-sex couples has been building up momentum this week with a surprising jump in velocity, beginning with the repeal of Proposition 8. In a 2-1 vote, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Co ...

Category: Equal Rights Morality Politics Religion Social Equality

American marriage laws are confusing; they vary greatly from state to state - and even from county to county in some states - and can be subject to spontaneous and arbitrary changes if a judge or attorney general decides ...

Category: Weddings

Many Universal Life Church ministers find that the couples whose marriage ceremonies they perform look for the means to immortalize their love and commitment in ways beyond the banal county and/or state government docume ...

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