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Good job.
Now, whatever state you are in, do an online search for state registration requirements for minister or clergy. You'll be surprised that most states HAVE NONE. If you are an 'ordained minister', then you are fully capable of working in any capacity as a member of the clergy in that state... no other licensing required.
Texas and California are two of the largest states in the U.S.. If you are an 'ordained minister', then you are allowed to function as a member of the clergy in the state, no licensing required. They don't even register "clergy" in these states. You are simply accepted and authorized.
New York is different. If you want to perform weddings, funerals, etc... then there is a New York state website, where you fill out an online form and pay a $15 registration fee. I believe it is a yearly registration, but you are then state licensed to be able to function as clergy within NY. :>)
All states are a little different, but probably 40 out of 50 have no registration requirement. If you are "ordained"... then so be it.
I would get all of the credential paperwork (and wallet card)... but then also go to a religious supply website online. You'll find that they have clergy car topper signs, clergy name tags, etc... . if you get a few little things (like a hat, lanyard for photo ID saying "clergy", maybe a small leather bound book, religious key chain, a few other little visual cues... you can make a very believable package.
Nobody has the right to question a member of the clergy about their own faith, or about the spiritual advice that they give others. Nobody has the right to interfere with clergy giving aid or ministering to the "sick". You may also be surprised how members of the public will perceive anything you say as being "more wise" than if you weren't clergy. They listen more. The public will also be more likely to defend you from some liberal's slander or vulgar attacks. Even your own friends may be more likely to listen to your advice, because you are now a religious figure and an 'ordained minister', so that your opinion has extra bearing.
I'm ordering one of those fish head hats. I'd like to find a purple robe too. Really, ...anything in purple,...it's always been my color. They say it's the color of Kings, and mad men. To think I coulda been king!
I don't think I'd do the 'purple robe' thing. That's just a little over the top.
However, getting one of those nifty purple and gold sashes that you wear around your neck, the one with the outline of a dead fish and a loaf of bread... looks pretty official. It's easy to put on quickly, no matter what you're wearing, and you can keep it in your glove compartment for when need arises. Wearing a sash immediately distinguishes you, because 99% of the public doesn't wear sashes.
A brass or copper religious ring, or a bracelet, with a cross on it is always nice. It completes the outfit.. and you can create an entirely B.S. story about where you got it or how it "came to you" it if you want that will more than convince the normies.
I like keeping it small and non-dramatic. It puts people at ease. The more little visual cues you give them, the more they feel like approaching and asking questions. It's best in my opinion to be approachable and non-threatening.
Even police and EMS and hospital workers are used to giving some accommodations to "clergy" that they would never give to the general public. Bells & whistles interfere with that. Simply showing up with a lanyard or sash, a little cheap religious jewelry, a sincere calm attitude and a credential badge may go a LOT further than you'd think.