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OK, I am an ordained minister through the ULC. I am registered with them as Pagan, I have made no quams about it and they are fine with this. All is well and good.

As yet I have not filed my credentials yet, as I received them for my own sake and never intended to use them fully. Recently someone important to me has made me reconcider this, so I did a quick search to see what I would need to do.

OKLAHOMA

Ordained ministers of the gospel of any denomination who are at least 18 years of age may perform marriages. --- Ministers must file a copy of their credentials with the county clerk before performing marriages. ---Ministers must complete a certificate of marriage and return it to the clerk or judge who issued the marriage license. --- For questions see the clerk of the county court.

But, do you see the rub? I'm not "of the gospel", as it puts it. I'm a Pagan. So, can they stop me from filing? Possibly. Would it be legal? Probably. i've sent a short email to the county clerk, asking what the fees for filing would be as well as exactly what information she would need. this is a rather small county, in fact the clerk used to work at my High School when I was younger. I wonder if she will recognise my name?