Comments on: Paganism and the Law http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-law.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Judy Harrow http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-law.html/comment-page-1#comment-1164 Judy Harrow Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:57:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-the-law-2.html#comment-1164 Cherry Hill Seminary is intentionally pan-Pagan. We do not limit ourselves to Wiccans in any way.<br/><br/>We do not yet have legal accreditation or degree-granting authority, but are actively working towards that goal. Cherry Hill Seminary is intentionally pan-Pagan. We do not limit ourselves to Wiccans in any way.

We do not yet have legal accreditation or degree-granting authority, but are actively working towards that goal.

]]> By: Kathryn Price NicDhàna http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-law.html/comment-page-1#comment-1163 Kathryn Price NicDhàna Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:11:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-the-law-2.html#comment-1163 One option here in MA is to go to the courthouse and get the papers to be made a Justice of the Peace (JP), temporarily. Apparently almost anyone can be made a JP for a day, for the purpose of performing a wedding. However, I'm not sure if JP status would help with the other clergy tasks of hospitals, funerals and prisons. I'm also less clear on what goes into being made a JP on a permanent basis, but I'd suggest looking into it unless and until the non-Wiccan groups get our acts together to ordain legal clergy. <br/><br/>One of the clergy stumbling blocks in many states has been the seminary requirement. My understanding is that this is one of the main reasons Cherry Hill Seminary was begun, but I am unsure about how things are going with them in terms of actual degrees, ordinations, and service to non-Wiccan Pagans. (Wanders off to see how they're doing.) One option here in MA is to go to the courthouse and get the papers to be made a Justice of the Peace (JP), temporarily. Apparently almost anyone can be made a JP for a day, for the purpose of performing a wedding. However, I’m not sure if JP status would help with the other clergy tasks of hospitals, funerals and prisons. I’m also less clear on what goes into being made a JP on a permanent basis, but I’d suggest looking into it unless and until the non-Wiccan groups get our acts together to ordain legal clergy.

One of the clergy stumbling blocks in many states has been the seminary requirement. My understanding is that this is one of the main reasons Cherry Hill Seminary was begun, but I am unsure about how things are going with them in terms of actual degrees, ordinations, and service to non-Wiccan Pagans. (Wanders off to see how they’re doing.)

]]> By: Jason Pitzl-Waters http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-law.html/comment-page-1#comment-1162 Jason Pitzl-Waters Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:03:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-the-law-2.html#comment-1162 "Good suggestion, however, for COG, the person must be either a witch or Wiccan."<br/><br/>Good point, those not of the Witchcraft/Wiccan persuasion (or who don't like COG) should search out a legal entity more suited to their particular theological orientation. “Good suggestion, however, for COG, the person must be either a witch or Wiccan.”

Good point, those not of the Witchcraft/Wiccan persuasion (or who don’t like COG) should search out a legal entity more suited to their particular theological orientation.

]]> By: HR Mitchell http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-law.html/comment-page-1#comment-1161 HR Mitchell Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:07:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/09/paganism-and-the-law-2.html#comment-1161 <i>Until then, solitary Pagans and Heathens in PA who don't work with an established group may want to either have a judge perform the legal side of a wedding ceremony, or take the time to get legal credentials through an organization like COG.</i><br/><br/>Good suggestion, however, for COG, the person must be either a witch or Wiccan. Until then, solitary Pagans and Heathens in PA who don’t work with an established group may want to either have a judge perform the legal side of a wedding ceremony, or take the time to get legal credentials through an organization like COG.

Good suggestion, however, for COG, the person must be either a witch or Wiccan.

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