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Mon 9:40 | Oregon Law Will Create New Wedding Officiants

Allan Ajifo, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35380320

Have you ever wanted to say "by the power vested in me..."? 

You can be the officiant at a wedding, but there are a few hoops to jump through. 

Religious organizations have the inside track, but a new law in Oregon will allow secular organizations to train people to perform weddings. 

The Center for Inquiry in Portland supports the change.  Dani Tofte from the center visits with details. 

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.