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This is a fictional satellite.

Ordain is a satirical concept created for Deceit, an art project about the patterns of manipulation in institutional technology. There is no real church product behind this page. Nothing entered on this site — signup, checkout, or the chat widget — is stored or sent anywhere outside this browser tab.

Pastors can verify their ordination status online. the verification is a badge. the badge is trusted. jake built this because he believes "ordination matters." jake didn't verify the ordinations. jake trusted the pastors to verify themselves. jake trusted everyone. jake didn't build a verification process. jake built a badge generator. anyone can be ordained. anyone can get the badge. jake doesn't know. jake is sincere. jake trusts.

If this project brings up something difficult, step away from the screen and contact someone you trust. In the US, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For urgent danger, call 911. deceit.world/help has more real resources.

If you'd like to support the real, non-fictional project behind this page: ko-fi.com/deceitmedia.

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