Topic: do you realize just how easy it is to become an ordained minister?

[fuzzybutt]

i have some very dear friends getting married and i jokingly asked if i could be best man. they told me "no, we'd rather you married us" i asked if they were serious and they said yes. i went to the website for the church of new life ministries. i gave em my info and a 14.95 paypal payment and i'm now legally able to marry and baptize people.

[masonryman]

With a little more checking I'll bet you could figure out how to not pay any income tax. Oh I know, declare your house a chapel and marry them at home.

[neil young]

With a little more checking I'll bet you could figure out how to not pay any income tax. Oh I know, declare your house a chapel and marry them at home.

hey dont laugh.that could work

[medic09]

Price has gone up.

During the Vietnam war you I think you could become a minister for $1 and start a church for $5.  Or was it $5 and $10?  One of the other GHOF will remember.

[Dusthawk]

I've been ordained since March by the Universal Life Church. Being ordain is free with them but all documents, certificates, and materials are charged.

[Gordon]

i have some very dear friends getting married and i jokingly asked if i could be best man. they told me "no, we'd rather you married us" i asked if they were serious and they said yes. i went to the website for the church of new life ministries. i gave em my info and a 14.95 paypal payment and i'm now legally able to marry and baptize people.

My wife and I were married by our friend, Lizzy.  I don't remember what church she was ordained through, but it was one of those internet things.  We figured we'd rather have a good friend perform the ceremony as a gift to us than some minister we don't even know who's really only doing it for a paycheck. 

[medic09]

I've been ordained since March by the Universal Life Church. Being ordain is free with them but all documents, certificates, and materials are charged.

I'm pretty sure those are the same guys who were especially popular during the Vietnam war.

[boatsdickson]

Dusthawk - Has anyone called you asking for your minister services? I became Rev. Boatsdickson in '03, and Ive had two people call me that I dont even know asking for marriage rites. Maybe Im on a published list or something. Just curious... 

[DarkRider]

heh anyone who has watched Monster Garage would know about that from the episode they did the rolling wedding chapel built built from a Suburban if i remember right..it was either a suburban or a Tahoe..

[BobbyR]

In NY you cannot Marry people if your are ordained by the Universal Life Church. If you want a tax break you better have everything 100% right the IRS will look up your butt on your first tax return. They flag that in their systems. But I guees it would be a hoot to marry someone. Maybe I will look into it, I have pizzed away $15 and did not have any fun. I guess I will have to retire from the Babe thread since it would be unseemly for a Man of the Cloth to be in involved in such goings on.