Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson told a conservative reporter at the Democratic National Convention that he would perform a wedding ceremony for a same-sex couple if asked. It is not the first time the Reverend has expressed his sympathy for the plight of the LGBT community, nor is he an exception within the black […]
The trend among childless couples to adopt embryos may seem like a positive cultural development at first, but looking at what’s really involved shows that this practice isn’t as pro life as proponents would like people to believe. Even though evangelical groups have spent over 21 million dollars promoting this practice as a charitable service […]
The secretive and mysterious Sun Myung Moon met his end on September 3, 2012, dying in a Seoul, South Korean hospital at the age of 92. For 40 years and more, he beguiled the Western world as a wedding officiant at mass marriage ceremonies, secret trips to North Korea to establish a sunshine policy with […]
While high voter turnout in our elections does not itself solve our problems, it is a mark of a functioning democracy. It is the civic duty of every individual who is at least eighteen years of age is to cast his vote for political leaders and weigh in on important issues, and as a leader […]
According to the Leadership Network, the United States is now home to over 5,000 different multisite churches. A multisite church is a church that has several campuses that all fall under the control of one “mother church.” The mother church exerts a controlling influence on the campuses, ensuring that the minister and pastors adhere to […]
It is important to do good works for those who are in need. The Universal Life Church can help ministers who are striving to do good works through an online church be ordained and start taking action to reach out to others. For members of many faiths, it is taught that we reap what we […]
Aug. 11, 2012, saw what many global rights activists hope to be a sign of good things to come in the struggle to legalize gay marriage. Huang Mei-yu and her partner You Ya-ting exchanged prayer beads in lieu of rings as they were married in traditional white wedding gowns in a Buddhist monastery in Taoyuan, […]
The Choice To Be Ordained Sharing in the joy of a couple’s wedding day is something that only a few get to experience. As an officiant, you will have the privilege of creating that experience for an engaged couple and their families. Becoming an ordained minister is the first step in being able to bring […]
You know how to be ordained, but knowing how to ordain others is likely new to you. You know the joys of performing a wedding or starting a church – these are important and fulfilling and should be shared with others. If you chose to be ordained through the Universal Life Church, you have a […]
There are many considerations for a Universal Life Church minister. It takes more than a calling to ministry and going online to get ordained – finances are crucial to making sure your ministry gets off the ground and flourishes. Tithing is a source of income for a church budget and churches are able to determine […]
