Sentences with phrase «performed by clergy»

[16] The games themselves feature a number of religious overtones — saving the game (in later games) and reviving characters who have died is performed by clergy in churches.

Not all marriages are performed by clergy.

Not exact matches

Laypeople reading Scripture lessons, serving in choirs, providing instrumental music, and performing various liturgical tasks announce that the life of this congregation and its leadership are shared by clergy and laity.

Keohane and Willimon write, «No one has suggested that we ask any clergy to perform these unions if that person, by reason of conscience, conviction, or church tradition, does not wish to do so.»

The Anglican clergy were presented by the Revolutionary movement with a special case of conscience revolving around the prayers for the King in the Prayer Book — some continued with the full service unless or until forcibly restrained, others felt they could only perform occasional offices, and others with varying degrees of enthusiasm or regret accepted the transfer of allegiance and modified the services accordingly.

It was a work of real scholarship, performed cooperatively by representative scholars and clergy of the day, though largely only a careful revision of the Bishop's Bible.

However, although the pre-disestablishment marriage law has been retained for the Welsh Church, including the putative right to be married in one's parish church, that right is abrogated by the third lock, which grants a conscience clause (and immunity from suit) to clergy who refuse to perform same - sex marriages.

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the performance of activities of a rabbi, priest, minister, or member of the clergy of any religious denomination or sect, or use of the terms «Christian counselor» or «Christian clinical counselor» when the activities are within the scope of the performance of his or her regular or specialized ministerial duties and no compensation is received by him or her, or when such activities are performed, with or without compensation, by a person for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction with others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect, and when the person rendering service remains accountable to the established authority thereof.

The groups already excluded under state law: clergy or as an employee of an educational, non-profit or governmental agency determined by the board to meet the community needs while performing the duties for which the person was employed

(a) individuals licensed as professional counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, or physicians or members of the clergy or other qualified members of professional groups identified by board rule from advertising or performing marriage and family therapy services in a manner consistent with the accepted standards of their respective professions.