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Friday February 15, 2008

Universal Life Church:

Couples fight ruling nullifying marriage ordained by Universal Life Church minister

The issue arose after a September decision by a York County judge invalidating a 10-month marriage because the officiant — who was ordained online by the Universal Life Church — didn’t qualify as a minister under state law because he had no regular congregation or church.

Thursday September 13, 2007

Universal Life Church:

Internet ordination? Judge unties the knot

Married by a Universal Life Church clergy member? You may not be legally married.

Wednesday August 1, 2007

Inmate wins prison preaching fight

Wesley Spratt, an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church, preached for about seven years in prison after undergoing a religious awakening and receiving what he said was a calling from God.

Saturday April 14, 2007

Universal Life Church:

Universal Life Church creates ‘instant ministers’ for weddings

The Universal Life Church will ordain just about anyone, free of charge, after they fill out a form on any of the church’s Web sites and click “Ordain me.”

Monday July 26, 2004

Universal Life Church:

Aspiring ministers click to save souls

Pastor Jack J. Stahl bombards Lucifer and his minions with horror-movie shouts, hollers and diabolical cackles.

Sunday August 12, 2001

Universal Life Church:

Universal Life Church: Ordained online

While trolling the Internet for media gossip and religion news recently, I stopped by the Universal Life Church Internet site and got myself ordained.

Wednesday September 1, 1999

Universal Life Church:

The Robin Hood of American religion goes 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.

Sunday February 21, 1999

Universal Life Church:

Mail-Order Ministers

In 1962 he organized the Universal Life Church in order to propagate his rather idiosyncratic faith. “I believe heaven is when you have what you want and hell is when you don’t have it,” he explains. “I believe in reincarnation, an eternal beam in your body that moves from one body to another.