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Anyone with a computer can become a man or woman of the cloth. An online form at Universal Life requires the most basic information. Within five minutes, a "Rev." can be attached to your name for free. A paper certificate sets you back $5.

With the credential, you can preach the Word, marry, bury and baptize. But the offers don't stop there. Internet ministries certify saints, divinity or pastoral counselors.

Aspiring ministers click to save souls

Richard Evans Lee
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As a reverend of the Universal Life Church and as a Doctor of Divinity of the same (grin) I feel that the role I play in society is crucial. To paraphrase Carl Jung, We humans have a need for the religious experience but not for the hierarchy of scribes. By offering on-line ordination, the ULC has removed the hierarchy of scribes (that is to say, the varying levels of the pseudo-pious, officious clergy.) When you become ordained on-line you acknowledge that you and you alone establish your spiritual role in life. There is no need to conform to what some minister, priest, or bishop may say because you ARE a minister! Science is learning that religion is a valuable weapon in the arsenal against depression, disease, and mental illness. Religion offers hope and helps connect us to those concepts which defy comprehension. The Universal Life Church, by offering ministerial credentials on-line without forcing anyone to accept draconian dogmas or the yoke of cultish ideology, is the future of religion in America. The ULC represents the movement away from traditional, dogmatic, fundamentalist bigotry and towards a spiritual path centered on self-empowerment, self-improvement, and self-respect.

Posted by: Rev. Victor T. Cypert, D.D. | September 25, 2005 9:54 PM

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Richard

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