weddings
The glass at the wedding only seems broken
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2023
What do you do if a funeral procession meets a wedding procession? Which one gets the right of way? The answer is a key to Jewish life.
Report: News coverage of Muslims is more negative than of other minority groups
By Aysha Khan — September 4, 2019
(RNS) — Researchers attributed some of the findings to coverage of violent conflict or Islamist groups, but also noted a lack of obituaries and wedding announcements about Muslims.
What ever happened to clergy performing weddings?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2018
What I learned from reading the Sunday New York Times "Styles" section. It's not pretty.
Fewer couples are marrying in churches. Does it matter?
By Jacob Lupfer — June 7, 2018
(RNS) — The main reason church weddings are dropping is that more people are raised without religion.
Online ordinations aren’t just for weddings anymore
By Heather Adams — January 13, 2015
(RNS) Getting ordained online to officiate at a friend's wedding? Sure. But what about being a high priestess who can banish spirits and lift curses?
Video: Free Valentine’s Day weddings
By Sally Morrow — February 14, 2014
Interfaith couples, Buddhist couples, same-sex couples...couples of all kinds celebrated their relationships on Friday (Feb. 14) at Unity Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The only requirement was love.
Godless funerals thrive in ‘post-Catholic’ Ireland
By Paresh Dave — May 21, 2013
DUBLIN (RNS) After 32 years as an interior designer, Patricia Wojnar went back to school for a master's degree in bereavement studies, a hot commodity in Ireland's "post-Catholic'' economy that features growing markets for wedding and funeral officiants who aren't associated with the scandal-scarred Catholic Church.
Humanists find ways to say ‘I do’ without God
By Amanda Greene — May 17, 2013
WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) With one in five Americans claiming no religious connection, national atheist and humanist agencies are developing ordaining programs to establish nontheist ministers in most states to perform weddings and funerals.
Court upholds Indiana’s ban on secular wedding officiants
By Kimberly Winston — December 4, 2012
(RNS) A federal court in Indiana has rejected atheists' requests to preside at wedding ceremonies, saying only clergy or public officials are licensed to solemnize marriages. By Kimberly Winston.
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