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Minnesota Atheists at the State Capitol: Report on Civil Marriage Solemnization for Atheist and Humanist Officiants

By August Berkshire Currently Minnesota Statutes restrict who can solemnize (conduct) a civil marriage to the following categories of people (Section 517.04): a) certain government officials,b) the residential school superintendent of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind,c) a licensed or ordained Read more…