[LET'S MARRY!] Become an ordained minister in here

YaYa

check it guys

go here, fill out the form, and get ordained

takes like five minutes and it's totally free

I'm gonna marry so many people!

you dudes should go marry some people too

Macro9

Someone's been reading cracked.

YaYa

a friend told me about it

perhaps the friend reads Cracked I dunno

point is, mawwaige!

Ruby Rhod

Macro9

Doing this doesn't automatically mean you are able to marry people. In most cases you will have to be licensed.

License to solemnize marriages.

A minister upon producing to the secretary of state, credentials of his being a regularly ordained or licensed minister of any religious society or congregation, shall be entitled to receive from the secretary of state a license authorizing him to solemnize marriages in this state so long as he continues as a regular minister in such society or congregation. A minister shall produce for inspection his license to solemnize marriages upon demand of any party to a marriage at which he officiates or proposes to officiate or upon demand of any probate judge.

I did this almost a decade ago and was never able to marry people.

edit:

of course it depends on your state

YaYa

what

goddammit

oh well, I'm gonna go become a ship's captain then

Hunter

Can I molest altar boys if I get ordained?

Macro9

Invest into my small island nation.

Macro9

YaYa wrote: »

what

goddammit

oh well, I'm gonna go become a ship's captain then

Has that ever stopped you before?

PiptheFair

also, a marriage has to be formalized with a justice of the peace anyway

you gotta sign shit son

Bad-Beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9mlOrDhc4

Franko

Hunter wrote: »

Can I molest altar boys if I get ordained?

once your ordained there will be boys lining up for miles just to get molested

redfenix

I actually am ordained from the Internet

and have performed a wedding

this is actually a true thing

Belruel

my boyfriend's cousin's brother in law did this and married them, and they even had a vaguely princess bride theme (walked down the aisle to the song, and he did a bit of the 'mawwaige' thing, without the accent)

was a great wedding for sure

Borommakot

Typically you need a notarized letter from the organization and depending on the state, but mostly the individual county, you may have to have proof of a congregation/church which is easily faked and no one calls you on it and then you pay a fee and then you're good to go.

I'm basing all of this off of Virginia so grain of salt and all that jazz.

Lord Dave

After I do this I'm gonna check out this sweet dancing hamster site I've been hearing about

Dichotomy

let's marry

who?

each other?

Macro9

buncha liberal gays destroying the sanctity of marriage

The Geek

I am already ordained and I have already performed a marriage.

ChicoBlue

I am the Prime Minister.

You are all married to me now.

Ruby Rhod

Chico, where will our honeymoon be?

Macro9

I guess me and Pip live in the only rational states left.

facetious

Macro9 wrote: »

I guess me and Pip live in the only rational states left.

Matter and anti-anti-matter?

lostwords

married married married

The Geek

ChicoBlue wrote: »

I am the Prime Minister.

You are all married to me now.

I'm the Optimus Prime Minister.

Macro9

lostwords wrote: »

married married married

I would have done it.

CrossBuster

If a state requires solemnization by someone, there are usually quite a few categories of people who can solemnize a marriage (a judge, a public official, a member of the clergy, etc.).

To avoid constitutional problems, states typically have an extremely broad definition of "clergy" for this purpose. Basically, if you can get someone - anyone - to say "yeah, that guy's a minister in this religion I just made up" that might be good enough.

So, these ordinations would let you solemnize a marriage, but you can't just perform legally-binding marriages willy-nilly. The couple still have to go down to the courthouse or county clerk's office or whatever, and fill out the necessary paperwork, and meet all the other legal requirements their state might have. That generally requires, you know, people who want to marry each other.

Sorry.

The Geek

CrossBuster wrote: »

If a state requires solemnization by someone, there are usually quite a few categories of people who can solemnize a marriage (a judge, a public official, a member of the clergy, etc.).

To avoid constitutional problems, states typically have an extremely broad definition of "clergy" for this purpose. Basically, if you can get someone - anyone - to say "yeah, that guy's a minister in this religion I just made up" that might be good enough.

So, these ordinations would let you solemnize a marriage, but you can't just perform legally-binding marriages willy-nilly. You still have to go down to the courthouse or county clerk's office or whatever, and fill out the necessary paperwork, and meet all the other legal requirements your state might have.

Sorry.

In Washington, I can sign said paperwork.

Faynor

Rita corny, Michael

Faynor

Koshian wrote: »

my parents got married in a courthouse

I remember because I was there!!!

can your parents pass a message along for me?

tell Beelzebub I say hello

Macro9

Time travelling sperm from Dimension X

Balefuego

Yaya why do you wanna be Rolo so badly

You will never be Rolo

Faynor

I mean, he's like, black

you're not, Yaya

your skin is white, Yaya

Macro9

I'm already married to Jesus.

He is the best lover.

HellaJeff

Don't you just love when you make top ramen perfectly?

Snowbeat

i don't think i will

ramen is gross as hell

Satanic Jesus

I never tried ramen.

I'm ordained by the Universal Life Church (like a lot of people and their pets). However I can't actually marry anyone.

Snowbeat

here's the best ramen recipe:

1. buy ramen
2. bring a pot of water to boil
3. throw the ramen in the trash and cook spaghetti and meatballs instead

Fandeathis

I go to Little Tokyo and get real ramen, so I can't stand that store-bought stuff to be honest.

Although Koshian's recipe makes it a lot better.

Snowbeat

Koshian wrote: »

ramen is like asian kraft dinner, man

wonderful

what did we invent kraft dinner for if we're just gonna let the commies take it over

WOLVERINES

L|ama

I kind of like the ULC's deal

The ULC was founded in 1959 under the name "Life Church" by the Reverend Kirby J. Hensley. He operated the church out of his garage. Disappointed with the Pentecostal church, Hensley decided to venture on his own to find his religion. After five years of studying various religions, according to his own statements, Hensley concluded that the proper religion may differ for each man, and everyone is entitled to choose his or her own religion. No one should be criticized or condemned for wanting to practice the belief of his or her choice.

it makes the organisation kind of meaningless, but it's still a nice contrast to "we are right and everyone else is wrong"