The Division of Humanist Certification, a division of the Humanist Society of Friends, operates a Humanist ministry, offering celebrants the same legal rights to perform marriages as any pastor, priest or rabbi.
Celebrants can perform the same functions as traditional ministers, priests and rabbis.
This includes performing ceremonial observances such as marriages, memorials, birth celebrations and officiating at public gatherings. Basic Philosophy Humanists value compassion, rational thinking and believe in practicing the Golden Rule in their interactions with others. We believe that life evolved from nature and do not find sufficient evidence to warrant a belief in a supernatural being or an afterlife. Nurturing and protecting our environment as well as the humans and animals on our planet is part of our belief system. Services Provided Our goal is to provide Humanists, atheists, and agnostics with comprehensive services from a Humanist perspective.