You No Longer Need to Become a Fake Minister to Officiate a Wedding in Indiana

Of all the ways that marriage is changing in our culture—opening up to same-sex couples, becoming more egalitarian—one major shift has managed to happen without much mainstream media commentary: Marriage, or the wedding at least, is also becoming more secular. The iconic image of the bride marching down a church aisle is turning into a distant memory for many Americans, replaced with weddings on beaches, in parks, in backyards, and increasingly officiated not by one's minister or rabbi but by a dear friend who turned himself into a minister overnight by getting ordained online.

Becoming a fake minister has been a necessary part of the officiating job because many states require it. But those requirements received a big blow Monday, when a federal appeals court overturned such a law in Indiana, saying that the state must now allow "secular celebrants" to officiate weddings.

 

 

NEW DELHI: Turns out Kareena Kapoor is turning out to be a fiercely loyal and protective wife to her husband, the Chhote Nawab Saif Ali Khan.

 

Kareena Kapoor (Courtesy of Facebook)

The spunky ‘Jab We Met’ fame actress is unapologetic in defending Saif for his taking on the film Humshakals, which did well at the box office, but the actor himself was flayed for his poor performance.
In an interview to the Press Trust of India, Kareena said Saif is not comfortable doing slapstick comedies. She added that Khan has contributed much to Hindi cinema. Terming him as a ‘brilliant actor’, she said he has given noted films like Omkara and Parineeta, among others.
             AMANDA