The Southern Baptist Convention's own 1992 resolution affirming that neither local Baptist churches nor general Baptist bodies, including the Convention itself, hold coercive authority over one another.
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Citation
PublisherSouthern Baptist Convention
Publication Year1992
URLhttps://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/resolution-on-the-autonomy-of-baptist-churches-and-general/
Source Typeinstitutional announcement
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the Convention's own adopted resolution, read in full at its hosted address. States that general Baptist bodies, the Convention itself included, are "fully autonomous, each 'independent in its own sphere,' and thus beyond the coercion of any other body or local church," and that a local congregation is "free from any power of coercion by other local churches or any general Baptist body." Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodySouthern Baptist Convention
Custodian BasisThe Convention's own adopted resolution, published on its own site.
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Source Resolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)the holders' own account
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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