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#828609
Efrain
I misread that as Michael Jackson. If he got surgery to look like his old self and sang the wedding songs that would be pretty awesome.
12/28/2008 5:47:15 AM
#828614
WMDKitty
Uh, I'm siding with Mr. Jacobson. The religious have actually been proven *less* trustworthy than the non-religious.
12/28/2008 5:49:10 AM
#828634
DevilsChaplain
@Efrain
Me too, admittedly.
12/28/2008 6:14:16 AM
#828640
Beeblebrox
I became an ordained minister for free through one those internet churches. It took me about 5 minutes. I can perform weddngs, funerals, etc. It's amazing how fast the attitude of people you're dealing with suddenly undergoes a 180 when they hear the words: "Hi. My name is Reverend X. Can you help me?" About 4 months ago I used my awesome church-related superpowers to gain a 3-week extension to allow a black single mother to scrape together the extra $100 to pay her electric bill.
I'm seriously considering investing in some of those Roman Catholic-style shirts with the white collar. (My "ordaining church" sells them on its website. They also sell ministerial ID and ministerial parking notices for the dashboard of my car.) People can't kiss your ass enough when they see that shirt. Being a minister is such a racket.
12/28/2008 6:28:39 AM
#828645
QT
How is this fundie? You don't have to be a fundamentalist to treat atheists like shit, as most of America has shown.
12/28/2008 6:39:18 AM
#828676
Jon
Good for him for trying to show some small-minded Americans that atheists can be committed to one another without the presence of some imaginary best friend.
12/28/2008 7:09:39 AM
#828690
Duraji
So much for separation of church and state. :/ That seriously should not be a state law ANYWHERE.
12/28/2008 7:21:08 AM
#828696
Elia
Does Nevada recognize Humanist minsters? If he can't get anyone to accept him as an atheist, maybe that could be an option at least until Nevada's laws change.
And we all know that the uber-religious can be the least trustworthy of all people.
12/28/2008 7:28:16 AM
#828712
Jax
Unconstitutional on its face. He should take it to the Supreme Court.
12/28/2008 7:58:11 AM
#828727
Dark_Lord_Prime
So, all those Justices of the Peace who regularly perform non-church weddings have no authority to do so, and those marriages are all null and void?
12/28/2008 8:23:53 AM
#828767
Katsuro
Isn;t that illegal under the constitution?
12/28/2008 9:17:08 AM
#828862
a mind far far away
What about atheist judges who can perform marriages? Does that make the marriages they perform null and void? And since when does a state like Nevada act like the Vatican?
12/28/2008 10:36:58 AM
#828890
Percy Q. Shun
Nevada; home to the original "Sin City."
Nevada=/=Hypocracy
12/28/2008 10:57:47 AM
#828926
aaa
Yep.
12/28/2008 11:45:00 AM
#828940
Nowonmai
Yeah, like those religious leaders are so pure of heart and trustworthy.
12/28/2008 11:56:46 AM
#829021
Canadiest
Sure as hell is a bigoted assumption. Based on nothing and against facts
12/28/2008 1:49:19 PM
#829045
GreenEyedLilo
Isn't this the place where Elvis impersonators in small chapels designated only for weddings can marry people? Mr. Jacobson definitely has a case. Good for him--this needs a challenge.
12/28/2008 2:16:24 PM
#829108
fundiesRtehlulz
Beeblebrox - That's amazing. I find it cool for your sake. But I also find it pretty sad that people seem to bend over backwards for anyone with a religious title or garb. What that says to me is that we still have far to go before things change.
12/28/2008 3:23:06 PM
#829188
The Lazy One
That law is unconstitutional. Mr. Jacobson should take it to the Supreme Court.
12/28/2008 4:48:17 PM
#829199
Jezebel's Evil Sister
Michael Jacobson is completely right. Why is this here? And how did it get any votes for being fundie at all?
12/28/2008 4:56:16 PM
#829211
freako104
First amendment states no law respecting an established religion. And from my experience the religious are less trustworthy than the non religious. All beliefs or lack thereof are entitled to respect
12/28/2008 5:03:54 PM
#829259
Stardrake
Jezebel's Evil Sister--I'd personally say it's the Clark County, Nevada officials who get the fundie ratings here. Especially since they seem to have no problem with cheesy Elvis impersonators as officiants...
12/28/2008 5:44:26 PM
#829279
toothache
Las-fucking Vegas?! Where's the Elvis-impersonator church then?
12/28/2008 5:56:19 PM
#829286
Painful
@ Beeblebrox - exactly my first thought. I know plenty of mixed religious couples who just paid for mutual friend to go online. Most don't go on to use their granted powers for good after the marriage ceremony. ;)
12/28/2008 5:59:35 PM
#829303
werewolf
True that.
12/28/2008 6:08:53 PM
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