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An ordination mill is a religious organisation or denomination in which membership is obtainable by trivial means and all members are qualified for ordination as a minister of religion, bishop, priest or deacon without any prerequisite training, work, experience, seminary study or other qualification. In some cases, ordination may be obtained on-line or by mail merely by submitting an application and a nominal fee. In recent times, online ordination has become increasingly popular as a fast way for a person to become registered to perform a wedding for their friends or co-workers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Couples Personalizing Role of Religion in Wedding Ceremonies )〕 == History == The term "ordination mill", intended to be analogous to diploma mill or accreditation mill in higher education, is pejorative; no religious denomination would apply it to their own church. The term is not new; US Library of Congress copyright archives list a Camden, New Jersey newspaper report of "Clergymen made by mail-order ordination mill for $2 in 2 weeks.〔(In Camden Evening Courier) © Sept. 19, 1927". (Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1.B Group 2 )..., page 1713, Library of Congress. Copyright Office - 1928〕 The Universal Life Church, founded as the "Life Church" in 1959 by the Reverend Kirby J. Hensley in Modesto, California, has long offered ordination by mail and has been at the centre of multiple court cases in which it has sought equal recognition with other denominations on freedom of religion grounds. In 1970, the US Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains described ULC Modesto as "like a number of similar 'ordination mill' denominations, it has 'no traditional doctrine' and 'will ordain anyone, for life, for a freewill offering'." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ordination mill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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