Nevada disregards the separation between Church and State? What do you think?
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What is the church’s relationship to the government? What is the government’s relationship to the church?
ULC Minister's Can't Perform Marriages in Las Vegas/Clark County Nevada Why?
My wife and I were ordained by ULC back in 1999 while living in Texas, since then we have moved around to Virginia, Vegas again, Oregon, Minnesota, and finally back to Vegas again. Have been a Vegas resident off and on since 1995, my wife is from here.
Have never been much moved to organize a ministry or church, but recently a couple who wish to exchange lifestyle vows contacted me and asked me to perform their Ceremony.
I checked at the County Clerks website, and thought that I could meet the requirements, so told them I would be happy to help them. I got a copy of my Ordination and a letter of good standing from the Church.
However I also called the Mother Church and had quite a long discussion with the lady who answered the phone. She told me that Clark County puts up almost insurmountable roadblocks for Ministers from ULC to obtain the required authority to officiate at weddings in Clark County.
She suggested that I contact other ULC Ministers in Clark County for advice and pointed me towards the index at ULC.Net.
If anyone has any experience with registration with the Clark County, NV County Clerks office I would appreciate hearing about it, especially how to go about doing it smoothly. I am seeking registration only to marry the couple that contacted me.
What I was told by the lady at the mother church is that the County pretty much disregards the separation between Church and State and has taken it upon itself to define what a church is, and who may officiate.
As a semi-retired old coot, I am tempted to investigate, and perhaps fight these limitations, if they in fact exist. It seems to me that a web based virtual church reaching out to specific communities and communicating with its members certainly is a church in fact, despite what the county clerk may on may not think.
However this is about this particular couple and their needs, so looking for the easy $ way to perform their marriage.
Looking forward to some advice, State to make money? Or control People for profit?
http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/churchhi/church7.htm
ULC Minister's Can't Perform Marriages in Las Vegas/Clark County Nevada Why?
My wife and I were ordained by ULC back in 1999 while living in Texas, since then we have moved around to Virginia, Vegas again, Oregon, Minnesota, and finally back to Vegas again. Have been a Vegas resident off and on since 1995, my wife is from here.
Have never been much moved to organize a ministry or church, but recently a couple who wish to exchange lifestyle vows contacted me and asked me to perform their Ceremony.
I checked at the County Clerks website, and thought that I could meet the requirements, so told them I would be happy to help them. I got a copy of my Ordination and a letter of good standing from the Church.
However I also called the Mother Church and had quite a long discussion with the lady who answered the phone. She told me that Clark County puts up almost insurmountable roadblocks for Ministers from ULC to obtain the required authority to officiate at weddings in Clark County.
She suggested that I contact other ULC Ministers in Clark County for advice and pointed me towards the index at ULC.Net.
If anyone has any experience with registration with the Clark County, NV County Clerks office I would appreciate hearing about it, especially how to go about doing it smoothly. I am seeking registration only to marry the couple that contacted me.
What I was told by the lady at the mother church is that the County pretty much disregards the separation between Church and State and has taken it upon itself to define what a church is, and who may officiate.
As a semi-retired old coot, I am tempted to investigate, and perhaps fight these limitations, if they in fact exist. It seems to me that a web based virtual church reaching out to specific communities and communicating with its members certainly is a church in fact, despite what the county clerk may on may not think.
However this is about this particular couple and their needs, so looking for the easy $ way to perform their marriage.
Looking forward to some advice, State to make money? Or control People for profit?
http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/churchhi/church7.htm
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Of course. Keep it separate, church will never have the upper hand, even if some of it has already corrupted the government...it still should be, Curch is only imaginary....
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