“‘Need a Minister? How About Your Brother?’: The Universal Life Church between Religion and Non-Religion”

Hoesly, Dusty

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“…Since its inception in 1959 the Universal Life Church (ULC) in U.S. America has ordained, automatically on registration, more than 20 million ministers, mostly for the purpose of performing one or two weddings for friends or relatives (Hoesly, 2015). In a survey of people married by the ULC (N = 207), 64% self-identified as humanist, 47% as secular, 37% as agnostic, 32% as apathetic/indifferent, and 27% as atheists.…”

Section: Situating the Present Discourse On Marriagementioning

confidence: 99%

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Secular Weddings in Canada: An Examination of a Humanist Response to the Evolution of Marriage

Robertson

2017

Secularism and Nonreligion

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Despite increasing societal secularization, little research has been undertaken on the needs of non-religious people to engage in marriage ceremony or the means by which such needs are met. Using a jurisdictional scan, focus groups, and an on-line survey, this exploratory survey examines the provision for and use of secular legal marriage in Canada's regions from a humanist perspective. It is postulated that marriage ceremonies have persisted among the non-religious due to needs to authenticate or recognize transitional changes to the self, but these needs have been met through ad hoc strategies as opposed to a uniform demand for humanist services. Implications for humanist organizations are discussed along with recommendations for further research.

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Section: Situating the Present Discourse On Marriagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a survey of people married by the ULC (N = 207), 64% self-identified as humanist, 47% as secular, 37% as agnostic, 32% as apathetic/indifferent, and 27% as atheists. After interviewing both couples and ministers Hoesly (2015) concluded:…”

Section: Situating the Present Discourse On Marriagementioning

confidence: 99%

Secular Weddings in Canada: An Examination of a Humanist Response to the Evolution of Marriage

Robertson

2017

Secularism and Nonreligion

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“‘Need a Minister? How About Your Brother?’: The Universal Life Church between Religion and Non-Religion”

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Secular Weddings in Canada: An Examination of a Humanist Response to the Evolution of Marriage

Secular Weddings in Canada: An Examination of a Humanist Response to the Evolution of Marriage

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