Legal Questions Latest Topicshttp://ulc.net/forum/forum/13-legal-questions/Legal Questions Latest TopicsenDoctoral Degreeshttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/132487-doctoral-degrees/Are the degrees offered by ULC actually...valid? What I mean is, can I officially give myself the title of Dr. once I have it? Thanks! :)

]]>132487Thu, 24 Jul 2014 05:32:36 +0000RevHowardhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/164512-revhoward/ Does anyone have a Universal Life University course in common law That you would consider selling, trading, loaning or. even donating to me. I have been trying learn about the common law. Does anyone know about the ulc common law course. Many Thanks Rev Howard

]]>164512Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:04:25 +0000legal statute of the ULChttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/165022-legal-statute-of-the-ulc/ Hello everyone, we are trying to open a congregation in Italy and the Authority are asking us to provide the original statute of the Church. Do you happen to have one? What they are looking for is a sort rules and bases of the Church to give us the approval.

Any help will really be greatly appreciated

thank you 

Simona 

]]>165022Sat, 27 Jun 2020 18:30:24 +0000Clergy Privilege In Confidential Mattershttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/133012-clergy-privilege-in-confidential-matters/When someone tells you something in confidence does it remain protected after their death?

I've looked at various sites but it was not specifically addressed. Any advice/info is appreciated.

]]>133012Wed, 18 Mar 2015 01:40:26 +0000<![CDATA[Ordained Minister & Doctorate Degree Replacement]]>http://ulc.net/forum/topic/164745-ordained-minister-doctorate-degree-replacement/ I would like to replace my Ordained minister card and doctorate in divinity, degree.  My degree was signed by Chaplin BR. Martin (this is all the information I have).  Can anyone help? Thanks, 

]]>164745Sat, 05 Oct 2019 05:44:35 +0000Recognised Church In Englandhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/116934-recognised-church-in-england/Does anyone know how we can set up a petition to get the Unliversal Life Church recognised/Established in the United Kingdom? I've searched on the UK Parliments hansard website and I've found this, and this is the ONLY mention of the ULC anywhere within the Hansard website.

The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (the Act) provides for places of meeting for religious worship, excluding those belonging to the Established Church, to be certified to the Registrar General. A number of tests are applied by the Registrar General when a place of meeting for religious worship is certified to him. This includes the application of the judgment by the Court of Appeal in the Segerdal case in 1970. The main finding in the judgment is that the words 'place of meeting for religious worship' in the Act connote a place of which the principal use is for people to come together as a congregation to worship God or do reverence to a deity. A further test is whether the principal use of the building is for worship or for other matters, such as a private home or social club.

Once the Registrar General is satisfied that the place of worship certified to him is capable of recognition, he adds it to the register of such places which, under the Act, he has a duty to maintain.

The duty placed on the Registrar General does not extend to maintaining and retaining records of places or organisations that are not capable of recognition as places of worship under the Act, and the records held in this respect by the Registrar General are incomplete. However, the records that the Registrar General does hold confirm that since 1979, the following organisations have made unsuccessful applications for buildings certified as places of worship to be added to the register:

Universal Life Church

Miracle Revival Assembly

Calvary Full Gospel Church

Christians not otherwise designated

Roman Catholics

The Methodist Church

Who object to be designated by any distinctive Religious Appellation

Order of Christ Spirit

Christian Spiritualist

Jehovah's Witnesses

Centre for Christ

Pentecostal Assemblies of God

Baptists

Mount Zion Holiness Assembly

Church of Christ

Christian Fellowship in Huddersfield

Interdenomination

Christians Nazarenes Methodist and Pentecostal

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Wentworth Road Christian Fellowship

Assemblies of God

Llanelli Baptist

Great Conrad Free Church

Calvary Church of God

Church of God

Good News Church Macclesfield

The Spiritualist Sanctuary

German Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation

The Order of Women Freemasons

Muslims

Gur Sangat

Orthodox Christians

Cramlington Spiritualist Church

Frankley Methodist /Anglican Church

Fellowship of Churches of Christ

God's Church of Peace

Penzance Christian Fellowship

Nailsea Christian Fellowship

Pentwyn Christian Fellowship

Officers and Members of Emmanuel Pentecostal Faith Church of God

Church of Christ of Bethlehem

Weybridge United Reformed Church

Horringer Court Christian Fellowship

Christchurch Abbeydale

Brotherhood Movement

Caribbean House Chaplaincy

Greater World Christian Spiritualist Association

The Independent African Caribbean Church of Christ of Nazareth

The Pentecostal Evangelistic Assembly

Letchworth Lodge of the Theosophical Society in England

The Holiness Church of God Inc.

The Othona Community

Trinity Church of Christ

The New Benedictine Order

The Spiritualists National Union Redwoods

Redditch Christian Fellowship

The British Sailor's Society

Emmanuel Christian Fellowship

Highfield Free Church

Good News Church

Hammarens Ordens Sallskap-The Order of the Hammer

Apostolic Church of God Seventh Day

Mechanics

Korean Presbyterian Church

Coptic Orthodox Church

United Reformed Church

The Ashford Christian Spiritualist Church

Amazing Grace and Friends

Tavistock Community Church

Apostolics

Trinity Church of Christ

Church of England and United Reformed Church

Confucians (Buddhists, Goddess of Mercy)

Apostolic Church International (in UK)

Members of the Correllian Nativist Church International

Buddhists (New Kadampa Tradition)

Cantheist

Freedom Family Church

Redeemed Christian Church of God

C.J's City

St. Andrews Church of God

Wiccan

Life Sanctuary Church

Kriya Yoga Ashram

Jesus Christ The Great Salvation Fellowship

Mount Sion Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ

]]>116934Sun, 30 May 2010 08:59:18 +0000Marriage Laws In Italyhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/114918-marriage-laws-in-italy/If I were to become ordained, can I legally marry an American couple in Italy?

]]>114918Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:08:36 +0000Officiating Weddings In The Ukhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/134284-officiating-weddings-in-the-uk/Hi. :hideingbhindcurtian:

First, I must apologise: It's 5am and I'm quite ill, and I've sent myself silly trying to find the answer to a question which you probably get asked all the time, but I'm finding a lot of conflicted views, some of which are years old. So...

As a ULC Minister, could I legally officiate weddings in England?

Sorry if this is the millionth time this has been asked. :doh:

And now to get some sleep. :sleepysmileyanim:

]]>134284Sat, 27 Jun 2015 04:10:41 +0000Marriage first, Licence secondhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/164574-marriage-first-licence-second/ I have a couple who wants me to proform their wedding on a Sunday. No problem. However they want to wait until Monday to get the license,  then stop in to see me and have me fill it out.

 

Ignoring the silliness of this.

 

Would it even be legal, do I ask them again if they want to wed in Monday with two witness, or just tell this it's not legal? How would I fill out the licence date?

 

From some googling I saw doing what they request would be a misdemeanor but am not sure how true that is.

 

They are still planning a ceremony in front of family a month later where I would have to go through the motions again (but just for show).

 

This is in Ohio, USA

]]>164574Sat, 27 Apr 2019 23:10:45 +0000New memberhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/164481-new-member/ Hello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a newly ordained minister of the ULC. I live & am based in the UK. I'm a Christian and looking forward to starting my ministry. God has called me to do his work so his work I shall do! 🙂 Are there any other christian ministers in the UK that would like to meet up sometime?

]]>164481Sat, 10 Nov 2018 22:31:07 +0000How many members here in the UK?http://ulc.net/forum/topic/164474-how-many-members-here-in-the-uk/ Hi All,

 

Just wanting to connect up with members in the UK.

 

Blessings

]]>164474Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:15:32 +0000Big Win for Religious Freedom and the ULChttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/163539-big-win-for-religious-freedom-and-the-ulc/ Andre Hensley notified me that the New York Supreme Court has handed down a decision in a case that has a lot of significance for religious freedom in general and for the Universal Life Church specifically.   In Oswald v Oswald, the court held among other things, that the Universal Life Church is a "church" within the definition of the New York statutes.   

As church president, Mr. Hensley was called to New York to testify in this case, which the court relied upon heavily in making its determination.    It will be interesting to see whether that information is redacted from the case file when this information is posted by "you know who" or whether he will attempt to usurp credit for this victory as with everything else.

The court's ruling may be found here

 

]]>163539Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:43:38 +0000Liability for officiating marriage in a state facility?http://ulc.net/forum/topic/164420-liability-for-officiating-marriage-in-a-state-facility/ The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Administrative Directive Number AD-03.42 (rev. 1); Date: July 28/2015; Page 1 of 10: Supersedes: AD-03.42 January 13, 2015

Subject:  Offender Marriages;  Authority: Tex. Fam. Code §§ 2.001-2.012, 2.202; Tex. Gov't code §§ 493.001, 493.006, 494.002; ED-02.04, "Texas Department of Criminal Justice Fundraising,: AD-03.72, "Offender Property;" TDCJ Visitation Plan;  American Correctional Association Standards 4-4293 and 4-4498; Applicability: Texas Dept of Criminal Justice (TDCJ); Policy:  Under Procedures:  Section II; A Officiant ...shall complete the Application of Person Requesting to Perform  Marriage (Attachment A) and submit it to the Access to Courts headquarters at least one week prior to the schedule marriage date.

 

What information is available regarding the subject matter?  

What are the liability issues for "signing this agreement"  for state facility and how does this document relate to "seperation of church and state"?  Is the Officiates signature an agreement with the facility a part of the prisoners permanet file?  Before, during and after ... what are the liabilty issues (pros and cons) for the officant and how does it effect the permanent record for the individual that is officiating?  It has been observed by some individuals (names shall remain unknown) when a person has been incarcerated it is a part of their permanent record and if criminal activity does arise an offender is a suspect then the associates not excluding ministers.  What kind of practical measures can be taken for risk management for the church, ministers, volunteers and members when relating to paroles and individuals that have been incarcerated?

]]>164420Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:31:43 +0000doings in MOhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/164320-doings-in-mo/ It may already be common knowledge to those in Missouri, but, for the uncommon among us.. it appears there is a movement a foot to relegislate the marriage/union process for the state.. 

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/local_columnists/david-rosman-proposed-legislation-needlessly-seeks-to-redefine-marriage/article_37e1b090-05f2-11e8-8d1e-67ad3c6672de.html

 

 

]]>164320Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:27:41 +0000Insurance for Churchhttp://ulc.net/forum/topic/164298-insurance-for-church/ We have an office in Menomonee Falls WI - Universal Awareness Fellowship. We have been unable to find an insurance company. We were dropped from American Family (after 3 years) because of the metaphysical work, reiki, readings, etc.  We were told that most businesses are something standard like a spa with the "dubious" services under other services so not an issue. 

Hence we are forming as a Fellowship with sponsors who pay rent to offer these extra services. We  have members joining and regular Sunday meetings. 

 

Hartford insures churches but refused us because we offer a few virtual events.

 

Ideas? 

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