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Universal Life Church
Posted June 20, 2011
on:Why I became ordained
Posted February 20, 2011
on:1. It is a lot easier getting credentials from ULC and you do not have to build a church immediately.
2. I do most of my preaching in Nightclubs. Flogger in one hand Bible in the other preaching The Word of God in BDSM Nightclubs. How I got the nickname the Evil Wicked Cardinal of Evil. :devil:
3. I have vast knowledge of The Bible and know where most of the relics are which are described in the Bible.
4. I love a good debate on religion. I never lost a debate yet. For it is the individual on how they interpret The Bible.
5. I go to religious seminars where my vast knowledge improves religion. And, I talk on my own experiences.
6. ULC is the best place to start as an ordained minister. But, when you preach never implement ULC in any way shape or form. I never tell anyone about my credentials with ULC. I let my knowledge of The Bible do the talking.
7. People ask me where I became a Minister. I say four words. “It was my calling.” Why say where you became a Minister. You build a church and call it ULC for instance it is not connected with ULC HQ. It is your church and do not break the law or implement ULC HQ in any way shape or form.
8. All ULC HQ is vouch that we are ordained ministers. Other than that you are on your own. So be smart and use The Bible. It is a powerful weapon.
9. Do not think you can evade IRS just because your a Minister. Because Churches and Ministers do get taxed. But, I do this volunteer and I accept no donations. It is Volunteer Work for me.
So; one thing always preach The Word of God, that is why we became ministers. And, teach others our religion.
Online Ordination
Posted February 15, 2011
on:I have felt a calling to minister since I was a child but for some reason things always were in the way or seemed more important at the time. I was raised in the United Methodist church and was away from church until a few years ago when I met my wife and started going to church with her. She was attending a non-denominational church and that is where I learned the most about God and His Word. I once again started feeling the Calling again and I started looking into man’s procedure for ordination. I believe that God is the only one that can truly ordain but man’s laws need to be respected as long as they are not in conflict with God’s laws.
I am currently taking a Christian Seminary course through ULC and I am looking into other courses as well. I want to learn all that God has to offer and receive it.
Online Ordination
Posted February 10, 2011
on:I had the dream and it was so vivid and it even went further then the wedding ceremony, it went into the hospital here where my other cousin is recovering from a massive brain injury and I have been going to the hospital every other day to visit with him. He doesn’t know who I am or anything but knows I am there and will play ball with me and talk with me and count… My god did you all know when you get a brain injury sometimes all you do is count? Anyways… back to my story.. In this dream I was helping small children and other people suffering from various elements… The dream seem to last months, I woke up physically exhausted and yet revived…. I did a google search on Ordain and landed here….
I know I am fresh meat to the lambs but this dream really kicked my midlife crisis into high gear.
I am in between jobs right now and while I was posting my resume to various places it dawned on me to get information and for whatever reason I did and here I am….. where I am going….. No clue. I am sure it will be an enlightening road of many events though!!
Ordination
Posted February 5, 2011
on:My father was raised in the same church in which I was baptized. He has done his share of praying and contemplation and is at peace with his relationship with God.. Occasionally he and I will have wonderful, sharing conversations on the subject, but he is not the sort to share his beliefs in public.
I was an enthusiastic student in Sunday school and bible study. I was even “born again” at church camp. That is, until I was scolded for suggesting that the Apostle Paul might have been speaking from within his cultural paradigm when he discussed the role of women in the church. I knew then that I would have to continue on my own path.
I became, and continue to be, a student of religion and religious history. Long ago, I realized that I was more familiar with the history of western religious traditions and of the Bible than most of the “Preachers” I encountered. I developed an urgent need to teach…to free people from the ignorance in which many organized religions want to trap them.
I have always been the “Dear Abby” in my circle of friends. I guess that, somehow, I was just naturally empathetic.
I want to teach….I want to serve.. I want to comfort.
I heard about internet ordination, but the first place I found was the Church of Spiritual Humanism. I read their forums, I thought it was right for me, and I became ordained in that church. It was not for several years that I stumbled into a forum where I was berated and belittled and generally treated ill…all because I confessed a belief in the Divine. It turns out they are Orthodox Atheists and have NO tolerance for hopeful agnostics or other ‘superstitious’ folk. This was stated, very obtusely, in their materials, but I just didn’t get it before then. I have since resigned my ordination with them.
I continued my search and, at the urging of a Wiccan friend, I came to ULC. I now feel that I have found my “church home” where I can learn and grow and share.
I have performed several weddings (gay & straight) and one baptism.
Yup…that covers it.
Why I became ordained
Posted February 1, 2011
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Online Ordination
Posted January 30, 2011
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Why I became ordained
Posted January 25, 2011
on:In addition to having been born into a witch family, I have studied Wicca, Stergia, and Native American Spiritualism. I am an adviser to many women now who have substance abuse problems and now the ordination is considered valid again, although not appreciated by Social Workers or other people who work within the “recovery” field or in CPS.
Online Ordination
Posted January 20, 2011
on:Well, the stepfather who ventured into becoming an ordained minister was in fact the monster in the closet and my brother and I suffered greatly for his perversions. At 18, though deeply spiritual, and obviously wounded, I walked away from the Christian path, and into marriage with a non practicing Catholic. My brother, walked behind the bars of the prison system the same year at 15. We both sought to escape.
Over the years I found that God, or the equivalent, was consistent in all spiritual paths. One always seeks to find communion with the higher purpose, some of us call it God, others Goddess, others think that the answers lie in breaking down all measure of distraction.
I found that what I wanted, was a relationship with God…without barriers, without interpretations. I wanted to be able to KNOW this. So, in my search, I have learned much and I found myself progressivly being asked to share this information. Over time, througout the many conversations on the subject, what I gave as assistance to serve the higher path of each person began to correlate to the teachings of other ministers and spiritualists. I was surprised by this, and thought is odd. I questioned if I was simply parroting the streams of thought I had read. After careful consideration and much soul searching I realized that that was not the case. I always followed the sense of God I found prevailed in those conversations and shared what the message was from the higher ideals. And if it happened to be similar to the lesson their minister gave them, then I reminded them that the Spirit of God moves as necessary, and sometimes we need the message in varied forms before we take heed to it.
Then my mother came to visit and over about a years time in the course of many conversations, again, I shared that had I been Christian, I would have been a minister…but I could not in good conscience perpetuate one path to the exclusion of others. She returned home to find someone close to her had become a ULC minister and there we began.
Ideally I would like to offer guidance to those in need, and I do find myself wondering if perhaps visiting prisoners would not in fact be to the benefit of those feeling not quite aligned with ONE thought yet still in need of spiritual guidance and understanding. As yet I have no married anyone, and having been unemployed for the last year I have not had the financial stability to make time to search out and find the best way to visit prisoners, nor have I had the opportunity to seek out the opportunities to visit those in need at hospitals (as a minister).
Sister Ligeia
Why I became ordained
Posted January 15, 2011
on:I do not cite the purchased ULC Doctorates (Divinity and Metaphysics) on my business card, as they do not seem as worthy as those accomplishments I achieved through hard work and time. My fiance, who has two Masters and is soon to get her PhD, and I play with all our various letters and degrees just for fun. I am making her new biz card as a surprise. Here is my alphabet soup, sans Doctorates: Reverend MEK, LCDR, USN(RET), MBA, 32 Degree Mason, APDT, ABC Certified. I am not even sure how I would incorporate the ULC Doctorates into all that….I fear, despite their dubious authentication, they would trump my harder-earned achievements, and I do not want to do that.
Mike