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Defiant
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Joined: 04 Jul 2001
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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 Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:45 pm I am now... |
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AN ORDAINED MINISTER!
Its 100% legal, and awesome! I rule, I can legally marry people. You shall now refer to me as the Reverend Mark J. Donovan. Booyah.
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borgslayer
Rear Admiral
Joined: 27 Aug 2003
Posts: 2646
Location: Las Vegas
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:47 pm |
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riiiiiiiiight rev. mark
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Starbuck
faster...
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Posts: 8715
Location: between chaos and melody
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:47 pm |
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that kicks serious.
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ACDC Girl
Krazy Kitty
Joined: 25 Sep 2004
Posts: 7748
Location: Who Cares. :P
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:48 pm |
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Congrats on that Mark.  
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Leo Wyatt
Sweetest Angel
Joined: 25 Feb 2004
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Location: Investigating A Crime Scene. What did Quark do this time?
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:51 pm |
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Congrats Rev. Mark
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Defiant
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Joined: 04 Jul 2001
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:52 pm |
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And dont you forget it!
And im serious, its 100% legal! Im a frikkin minister!
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Leo Wyatt
Sweetest Angel
Joined: 25 Feb 2004
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Location: Investigating A Crime Scene. What did Quark do this time?
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:54 pm |
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Jumps up and Down being all Happy for Rev. Mark 
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:55 pm |
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Hee hee. Thanks Deb!
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ACDC Girl
Krazy Kitty
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Location: Who Cares. :P
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:56 pm |
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That means... he can marry people.... AAAAAAAH! i don't wanna get married yet! JK.
*waves pom poms in the air* GO MARK! WOO HOO!
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:57 pm |
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OH MAN! LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!
| Quote: | As a minister with the ULC, its own denomination, you are granted the following rights:
� To perform marriages within any US state, following the rules laid out by the state in which
you wish to perform said marriage.
� To perform funerals, baptisms, last rites or any other sort of legal ceremony or ritual you
wish to perform, except circumcision.
� To start a church of your own, be it a bricks and mortar building or on the internet.
� To absolve others of their sins as you have been absolved of yours. |
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ACDC Girl
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Location: Who Cares. :P
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:59 pm |
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That is so cool! are you thinking of doing any of that?
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:00 pm |
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Not likely. But its just funny.
There is the possibility that if a friend of mine ever decides to get married, I could perform the service!
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Republican_Man
STV's Premier Conservative
Joined: 26 Mar 2004
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:31 pm |
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Hah! Like I believe that. And you, religious? You couldn't pass any test even if you tried. It's not that difficult to doctor such a thing, you know. Besides, you live in Oregon, not California.
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"Rights are only as good as the willingness of some to exercise responsibility for those rights- Fmr. Colorado Senate Pres. John Andrews
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:32 pm |
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Its an online thing. Its 100% legal, and theyre based in California. Believe it or not, but I dont have to be religious to perform a marriage ceremony.
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:35 pm |
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| Quote: | | *** The church realizes that this new legal status as an ordained minister is difficult to realize. It is almost too good to be true - but it is. In St. John 15:16 it states that God chose you, not the other way around. Your ordination is of God from before the foundation of the earth - according to the Bible. You are not required to believe this, it is offered only as one source of your seeking ordination. It is the responsibility of the Church and the duty of the Monastery to assist you in your new ministry whatever it may be as long as it complies with the two tenets of the ULC: to promote freedom of religion and to do that which is right and within the law. |
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Solitary Poet
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:43 pm |
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I have no idea. Maybe their thing started in 1999. I got it today, so it shouldnt say 1999.
And I know what youre thinking. Im not that sloppy of a photo editor.
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Republican_Man
STV's Premier Conservative
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:51 pm |
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It's not real. It started in 1959 and says 1999. If it were real, it would say later. Now, Defiant, give us the site.
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Starbuck
faster...
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
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Location: between chaos and melody
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:52 pm |
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maybe because he started it, and was president from that time period and his reign as president ended, and then the next person over became president.... just maybe.
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Republican_Man
STV's Premier Conservative
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:54 pm |
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Well, I googled it and found it, but it's a load of crap. Sure, it's "real," but it's a crap thing. Anyone can do it--anyone--and that means anyone! I could even do it, and I'm under age 18!
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Defiant
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:03 pm |
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Yeah, anyone can do it. So? Its legal, I can marry people by United States law.
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Republican_Man
STV's Premier Conservative
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:09 pm |
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| Defiant wrote: | | Yeah, anyone can do it. So? Its legal, I can marry people by United States law. |
Doesn't make it right. A law needs to illegalize this.
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
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Location: United States of America
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:17 pm |
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Tss, let's not take everything too seriously.
Congrats, Mark.
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Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with our scars
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Republican_Man
STV's Premier Conservative
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:23 pm |
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| Theresa wrote: | Tss, let's not take everything too seriously.
Congrats, Mark. |
It IS a serious issue. And don't say congrats. Go to http://www.ulc.net/ or www.ulc.org. You'll see that it's so easy, not even worth congrats. 
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Theresa
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| Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:25 pm |
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So what if it's easy? Don't really care. Don't care if it's legal or not. Mark took the time to do it, he has pride in it, so, CONGRATULATIONS.
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Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with our scars
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