A Religion News Service news feature dated 30 July 1996 reporting the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church's Board of Bishops' message to the denomination's quadrennial conference in Washington, D.C., read to about 1,000 delegates and visitors as the church's definitive statement of policy and direction. Reports the bishops declaring homosexuality and same-sex marriages morally wrong while stating that the church's position has been, and continues to be, clear on not condemning any of God's children, and that it is the practice of homosexuality that must be condemned.
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Reliability Tier2
Independent religion news wire reporting the Board of Bishops' own quadrennial message directly; used alone because the denomination's own site publishes no dedicated positional statement page and no other substantive independent account of the message was found. NotesCited for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church's sexuality-position and its detail.
Citation
PublisherReligion News Service
Publication Year1996
URLhttps://religionnews.com/1996/07/30/news-feature-ame-zion-church-ame-zion-bishops-address-forces-of-good-and-ev/
Source Typejournalism
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This source names Washington directly: "quadrennial conference in Washington, D.C., read to about 1,000 delegates and visitors as the church's definitive statement of policy and direction."
Source NEWS FEATURE: AME Zion Church: AME Zion Bishops Address 'Forces of Good and Evil' (Religion News Service)
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
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