For Internet Ministers, a Lark Becomes a Passion

Those who get ordained to perform a wedding keep coming back
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted May 26, 2008 9:02 AM CDT
For Internet Ministers, a Lark Becomes a Passion
Ministers who get ordained online to officiate at a friend's wedding often end up sticking with their newfound activity.   (Shutterstock.com)

It starts when friends asks you to officiate at their wedding, but it often doesn't end there. Many who become ministers with the click of a mouse—through the Universal Life Church or the Church of Spiritual Humanism—find themselves staying in the marriage business, the Chicago Tribune reports. Forging bonds becomes a pleasurable sideline—almost a ministry.

“Once you get into it, it's a deeply felt experience,” says a TV-host-turned-minister. (More internet stories.)

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