oldphilosopher wrote:Welcome to the nuthouse!
EireWolf wrote:Why so secretive?
inkhana wrote:Good point... Now we're gonna have to find out...he he...
bemanisuperstar wrote:Finally a Forum where I can talk to my fellow chrsitians with out being told my thought process is wrong.
Many of my fellow Chrstians look down on me when I tell them about how I Use anime to bring people to Christ.
I'm glad I found a community of people who do love Jesus and anime.
I am a Reverend I don't have my own church yet and I still have alot to learn. but I am Glad there is a place for Chrstian anime fans.
MillyFan wrote:Um, can you please tell us where you acquired your ordination? I'm just curious.
bemanisuperstar wrote:Sigh somebody already said it. But I'm trying to get as legit as possible.
MillyFan wrote:Your ordination, then, is from the Universal Life Church, also known as "You, Too, Can Be A Man Of The Cloth For Just A Small Donation."
Here's some information on the ULC for anyone interested. . .
http://www.ulc.org/ Official site. Note this: "We offer a Ministry in a Box product that includes everything you need to start your ministry and your ordination is legally recognized everywhere in our nation. We also offer our Monastery Credential Package." and also note
"We believe you, we believe in you, we accept you - we offer our hand to you to share respect, wealth, power and influence in the world through the power of God as you believe - your beliefs count in the ULC.
We ask only that you promote the freedom of religion and do that which is right and it is up to the individual to determine what is right as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others and is within the law. That is as close to the Golden Rule as one can come without being the Golden Rule."
from http://www.apologeticsindex.org/an990904.html#36
36. The Robin Hood of American religion goes online
Excite, Sep. 1, 1999
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/990901/university-171
(...) But one unique church takes Internet ministry to the most radical
extreme. The Universal Life Church (deleted URL) will ordain
anyone to the ministry for free, for life and with no regard to race,
gender, sexual orientation, nationality or theological position. And
they'll do it online.
It doesn't matter whether you are a Christian, Satanist, Kabbalist,
Wiccan, atheist, or a creator of your own "homemade" religion. The ULC,
from its international headquarters in Modesto, Calif., and its
monastery in Tucson, Ariz., welcomes all.
(...)
The ULC actually pre-dates the cyber-era. This unique denomination was
established in 1962 by Kirby J. Hensley, an illiterate former Baptist
from North Carolina. Fed up with the hypocrisy and dogmatism of the
mainstream churches, Hensley began ordaining anybody -- without
question -- for free. Full page articles about him in Time (21 Feb.
1969) and Newsweek (5 May 1969) added to his status as the Robin Hood of American religion.
[...more...]
Ahem.
bemanisuperstar wrote:I tend to think of it more like Dominos pizza Ordained in 5 minutes or your pizzas free.
Like I said I have seminary books and stuff so I can go legit.
and interestingly enough their welcome letter has quotes from the gospel of John. So they have some Chrstian basis.
So Legally I'm a Minister. I'm working on the In the eyes of God Part as I type this.
EireWolf wrote:You may "legally" be a minister, but to be blunt, you aren't really a minister unless and until you are called by God to be one. I think we'd all appreciate it if you didn't go around saying you're a minister. That amounts to fraud in my eyes, if not in the eyes of the law. As for the eyes of God, well, that's between you and Him.
If you want a Domino's Pizza style ordination, please don't claim to be a Christian minister. It's embarrasing.
If you want to be legit -- go to seminary and do it legitimately.
And by the way, Satan himself can quote the Bible... and did so, to Jesus' face. So I wouldn't claim this "church" has a Christian basis either.
Michael wrote:Hey, check this out,
Ugly Losers Club
Did you know that you can become an ordained minister today? At the Universal Life Church (ULC) you can be ordained online. Useful if you want to perform a marriage or desecrate the sacraments.
And we thought the Episcopals were bad. Heck, I could get my dog ordained. Probably better ministerial material than most of the other people that visit that site.
(From bnagap, see links)
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