Non believers...?

Question

I was just curious that because you don't believe in God (or unsure of His existance), if you are married or are going to be married, who performes the ceremony? Do you get married in God's name? Thanks for the info.

Answer 1

From a pagan perspective, we have marriages either performed civilly or through a high priest/high priestess of a particular pagan faith.
For instance, adherents to some european pagan faiths may choose to have a handfasting.. and no, they do not marry in your god's name. They are married by choice and in the presence of the gods, the great mystery, the earth, etc..

I hope that helps.

Answer 2

I've done both. My first wedding was "non-religious." We just got married at a wedding chapel by someone I honestly don't even remember now. The ceremony was still pretty and all, it was just simple. Basically we just got legally married. My second "wedding" (to my same husband) was years later at our church. It was actually more of a renewal of vowes, but anyway, the ceremony looked almost the same, but it meant alot more because we were married by our pastor and our church was involved and all. Anyway, the point is marriage is legal too, and a wedding can be secular too. We do have the choice. But having God at the center is definitely better.

Answer 3

You can go to a restistrar office and have the ceremony performed by an officiating minister or registrar.

No, a god is left out of the ceremony.

Answer 4

Been married for 16 years. A judge performed the ceremony. God was not mentioned once. It is a perfectly legal union :)

edit: my mother was recently remarried, the ceremony was performed by the auditory-controller of the county. Any civil servant who's registered can officiate.

Answer 5

You can find a secular clergy member, judge or other legal representative.

Marriage is foremost about family and love.

My religion says that any marriage that is not performed by a priest to Catholics is not a sacremental marriage. Which means that if a Catholic marries outside of the church either another faith or judge, the marriage is holy and of God, but not a sacrament. All marriages are holy, they would simply not meet the criteria for a sacrament in the Catholic church.

Answer 6

In my tradition people often get married in the name of Rosier, the Daemon of love and companionship. While I'm a non-believer in Christianity - that doesn't mean I have no beliefs or that I don't believe in God. I actually do believe in a highest God. It's just not the same perception of God that you have. My deities are not invisible, supernatural humans living in the sky. My highest God is the universe itself and I call it Atem or El among other names.

Answer 7

If I get married, it will be a Civil Ceremony (no mention of God what so ever), by a judge or Mayor

here, scroll down to 'traditional civil wedding ceremony' http://www.jstephenconn.com/page8.html

Answer 8

Marriage, hon, is a civil contract in the United States, with state and federal laws that govern it. It has nothing to do with god, or religion.... How old are you?

Both times I was married, both times in a church, both men and myself atheists..... we liked the music and the acoustics in a church rather than in a park or a seashore... The words are just words....traditional, meaningless in the modern age and silly. But the music blew off the ceiling of the cathedrals!!!!!

Answer 9

So is this question for Atheists and Agnostics Strictly, or just people who do not share the same belief as you do?

There are Handfasting Ceremonies that ask for the blessings of the God/Goddess...etc..etc...

I guess what it boils down to is what God and or faith it is that you believe in.

Bless You And Yours

Answer 10

Marriage is a legal contract, that has little to no religious meaning for many people and many cultures. No, not a lot of people bother with the church or god thing.

Marriage doesn't need religion at all.