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George Bush Sr. Witness at Same-Sex Marriage

September 30th, 2013

George H.W. Bush has ruffled more than a few Republican feathers. Bucking the anti-gay trend among his peers, the former U.S. president and his wife, Barbara, served as witnesses at a lesbian wedding. Continue Reading »

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Humanists Can Perform a Wedding, Too

May 20th, 2013

A growing number of humanists are defying old notions of ordination by becoming ministers to perform a wedding, showing that not all wedding officiants need to personally adhere to traditional religious beliefs. Continue Reading »

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Joan Rivers Performs a Wedding with ULC Ordination

February 19th, 2013

In one of the Universal Life Church Monastery's more star-studded wedding celebrations, veteran comedian Joan Rivers performed a wedding ceremony this past Valentine's Day for her two friends using her online ordination certificate. The happy couple was celebr Continue Reading »

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ULC Minister Performs Mass Wedding at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall

February 18th, 2013

Universal Life Church weddings have taken place in almost every location imaginable--from ski resorts to rock concerts, dance clubs, and even late night talk shows. They have been tiny and intimate, consisting of a single couple and their closest friends and f Continue Reading »

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Status of ULC Ordinations in the State of Tennessee

September 25th, 2012

The ULC Monastery staff has learned that the Tennessee Attorney General has forbidden county clerks in that state from banning Universal Life Church ministers from performing wedding ceremonies there. Continue Reading »

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Mass Wedding Displays China's Rich Culture

May 7th, 2012

The ancient Chinese city of Xi'an recently hosted a dazzling, crimson-washed, Han-style mass wedding that recalled the practices of a dynasty that ruled most of eastern China over two thousand years ago. Continue Reading »

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Musical Comedy Features ULC Wedding Vow Renewals

December 23rd, 2011

Most of us are familiar with the many unconventional ways ULC ministers have re-interpreted the traditional wedding ceremony, and this involves some form of performance art, stand-up comedy routines, and rock concerts. Continue Reading »

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Turning the Traditional Wedding on Its Head

October 25th, 2011

For many brides-and-grooms-to-be, the image of a young woman in a fluffy white dress being led by her father down the aisle to say "I do" to a stern man in a sober black suit has grown stale, and a trifle generic. Continue Reading »

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'Til Death Do Us Part

October 17th, 2011

“Until death do us part,” may no longer apply if a new proposal in Mexico City is adopted. Legislators are considering assigning an expiration date to all nuptials with a minimum period of two years per couple. Should you decide not to renew, your marriage Continue Reading »

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How to Perform a Nondenominational Wedding

August 30th, 2011

Getting ordained online as a minister by the Universal Life Church to officiate a nondenominational wedding for friends and family is a piece of the cake, as they say! Continue Reading »

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The Universal Life Church Ministries proudly welcomes all who feel called to get ordained, regardless of creed. We enable all faiths; Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Pagan, Wiccan, Atheist – and more – to join our growing non-denominational congregation. Underlying everything we do is a simple core belief: that we are all children of the same universe.