McBell
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Legally, the only thing required in the USA to be a pastor is to be put on the rolls of a qualifying church.Along with nothing but simple statements (such as there is no standard for pastors) makes one wonder if you really know what you are talking about.
That some churches require a bunch of crap before they put you on their roll does not remove the fact that there are churches who will put you on the rolls just by signing up online.
So the fact of the matter is that there is no legal standard for pastors.
You know I have been ordained 23 times?
I got them for no other reason to show my Brother-in-law that he was just as wrong as you are about the "standards" for being ordained.
My wife has seven.
My daughter has at least 13.
And before you start whining about how they are not "legit", they are all legal eagle as I have used them to legally marry couples in my neck of the woods.