User:Toussaint/Universal ordination

The doctrine of universal ordination is a derivative of Universalism which dictates that all people are naturally ordained to officiate and preach their spiritual or religious beliefs, regardlses of their differences. A major progenitor of this doctrine is the Universal Life Church and its spin-offs, most of whom provide cost-free ordinations, upon request, without any questions related to the doctrine held by the receiver of the ordination.

Other groups which practice universal ordination include:
 * Discordians
 * The Young Rite of the Liberal Catholic Movement (to an extent)
 * Zen Buddhists, in the form of "posthumous ordination"/ordination by proxy

Category:Universalism Category:Universal Life Church