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I've been asked to officiate a wedding in Florida (Leon County).  I'll be checking with the county clerk's office, but I'm waiting til my certificate and letter of good standing come in, just in case any documentation is asked for.  In the meantime, has anyone here checked up on the status of Dudeism in this state?  FL law allows any minister of "some church" or "other clergy" to perform weddings, so I don't see how they could say no.  But then, Florida is not known far and wide for its reasonable actions.

Quote from: Kogwheal on January 22, 2014, 03:43:29 PM
I've been asked to officiate a wedding in Florida (Leon County).  I'll be checking with the county clerk's office, but I'm waiting til my certificate and letter of good standing come in, just in case any documentation is asked for.  In the meantime, has anyone here checked up on the status of Dudeism in this state?  FL law allows any minister of "some church" or "other clergy" to perform weddings, so I don't see how they could say no.  But then, Florida is not known far and wide for its reasonable actions.

ForumDude might have some info on that.

Hey Dude,

Wanted to point you in this direction. The Universal Life Church has a very helpful website with state-by-state laws. I don't see why it wouldn't apply to clergy of the Dudeist variety:

http://www.themonastery.org/wedding-laws/

Quote from: MindAbiding on January 22, 2014, 08:11:19 PM
Hey Dude,

Wanted to point you in this direction. The Universal Life Church has a very helpful website with state-by-state laws. I don't see why it wouldn't apply to clergy of the Dudeist variety:

http://www.themonastery.org/wedding-laws/

Good find, dude.

You should try a search on weddings across the forum, I know we have had many discussions on this point.

There is some nagging doubt about  The Universal Life Church in the back of my mind but I can't remember what the problem was.

Don't get more wrong I joined them years ago just to have Rev as one of my pagan titles.

My listing in the university web directory was Rev Simon Kennedy.

But then I'll join any weird fringe group that gives me a Rev in my title.

(wait a minute!)

meekon, might be that in some places, like North Carolina, where ULCers can't officiate weddings. Maybe that's it?

I know it's no good here in the UK, you can be Catholic, Church of England (possibly Scotland)  and Humanist, I think that's it (please correct me if I'm wrong). The others have to get someone in to sign documents or go do the registry office as well.

Thankee, folks.     The ULC link basically reiterated the law I'd already looked up, but it does indicate that online ordinations are generally accepted.  It's still down to just checking with the county clerk, but it certainly gives me hope.