Editing Universal Life Church (section)

==Criticism==
The ULC has occasionally been criticized for its openness and ease of ordination. Some people, usually as a joke, submit ordination requests for their pets.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.petweds.com/article.html | title=You may now lick the bride: Canine clergyman helps household pets tie the knot | author=Cody Clark (Daily Herald) | publisher=Pet Weds: Pet & Animal Nuptials | access-date=2009-06-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222071255/http://www.petweds.com/article.html | archive-date=December 22, 2008 | url-status=live }}</ref> The ULC has tried to curb the ordination of pets, but if the name on the application appears to be legitimate, the application will probably be granted. The ULC website warns against fraudulent ordination requests, including attempts to ordain pets: "No one is rejected because of their name, but we must protect the integrity of the records against those who fraudulently submit requests for pets, obscene names, etc. Applying for ordination in the name of a fictitious person or animal, or the submission of a person's name without his or her permission is fraud, and may subject you to prosecution!". In 2015, ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that the ULC "pumps out ordinations at an assembly-line pace, almost mocking a process that usually requires years of [[seminary]] study".<ref name="NYT">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/couples-personalizing-role-of-religion-in-wedding-ceremonies.html |title=Couples Personalizing Role of Religion in Wedding Ceremonies|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232120/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/couples-personalizing-role-of-religion-in-wedding-ceremonies.html |archive-date=October 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>