Whois & Analysis for ulc.org

The Universal Life Church (ULC) is a religious denomination that has no traditional doctrine, believing merely in "that which is right".

It offers anyone ordination as a minister free of charge, primarily to those who marry couples.

In 1969, soon after its foundation, critics referred to it derisively as an ordination mill due to its simplified ordination procedures.

The organization states that anyone can become a minister without having to go through any process.

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.

The process and ceremonies of ordination vary by religion and denomination.

One who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination is sometimes called an ordinand.

The liturgy used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordination.

A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage.

Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes.

Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by the couple, presentation of a gift (offering, ring(s), symbolic item, flowers, money), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure.

Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception.

Music, poetry, prayers or readings from religious texts or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony.

In the context of human society, a family (from) is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage or other relationship), or co-residence (as implied by the etymology of the English word "family") or some combination of these.

Members of the immediate family may include spouses, parents, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters.

Members of the extended family may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and siblings-in-law.

Sometimes these are also considered members of the immediate family, depending on an individual's specific relationship with them.

Quakers (or Friends) are members of a historically Christian group of religious movements generally known as the Religious Society of Friends.

Members of the various Quaker movements are all generally united in a belief in the ability of each human being to experientially access "that of God in every person," and therefore they profess the priesthood of all believers, a doctrine derived from the First Epistle of Peter.

They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity.

To differing extents, the different movements that make up the Religious Society of Friends/Friends Church avoid creeds and hierarchical structures.

In 2007, there were about 359,000 adult Quakers.

In 2012, there were 377,055 adult Quakers.