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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 289492" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I think when a family member or close friend does that just to perform a marriage and everybody involved likes it, it is a good thing. HOwever, I do see that it could be a problem if they decide to carry it on for other purposes.</p><p>I know of one case where the daughter of an Episcopal minister was getting married. Her father had passed away and her brother (definitely a full-blown difficult child in his own right) got ordained that way and performed the wedding. It was a great moment for everybody concerned. He did it sort of in honor of his father; his sister was happy, his siblings enjoyed the irony, his mother was ecstatic. However, he did NOT then go ahead and establish a church and give sermons and try for tax exempt status, etc. It was just a nice family thing. I know of a couple of other people who have done similar things. I'm sure if you are super religious you would not want that for your wedding but for the rest of us it can be a nice alternative, done correctly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 289492, member: 135"] I think when a family member or close friend does that just to perform a marriage and everybody involved likes it, it is a good thing. HOwever, I do see that it could be a problem if they decide to carry it on for other purposes. I know of one case where the daughter of an Episcopal minister was getting married. Her father had passed away and her brother (definitely a full-blown difficult child in his own right) got ordained that way and performed the wedding. It was a great moment for everybody concerned. He did it sort of in honor of his father; his sister was happy, his siblings enjoyed the irony, his mother was ecstatic. However, he did NOT then go ahead and establish a church and give sermons and try for tax exempt status, etc. It was just a nice family thing. I know of a couple of other people who have done similar things. I'm sure if you are super religious you would not want that for your wedding but for the rest of us it can be a nice alternative, done correctly. [/QUOTE]
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