I am curious if anyone has any knowledge about the legality of using officiants from the Humanist Society, as reflected by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
As far as I can tell, from my own county in PA, the persons allowed to solemnize marriages include: a current or retired judge from the commonwealth of PA or at the federal level, a PA mayor or former mayor, or a Minister, Priest, or Rabbi of and regularly established church or congregation; AND that every religious society can join people in marriage as long as one of the people getting married is a member of the society/organization.
According to the Humanist society, "Humanist Celebrants conduct Humanist, nonreligious, and interreligious weddings" ; I have noticed several officiants available to conduct such civil, unity ceremonies for people interested in going the non-religious route, but considering the outline of the law specifying "religious societies", I'm curious about the legality in PA, of having a Humanist celebrant when their whole focus is being a nonreligious-affiliated organization.
If there are any people with insight into PA law in this regard, I'd appreciate it.
