The Southern Baptist Convention's own resolution "On Supporting A Federal Marriage Amendment," adopted 15 to 16 June 2004 at the Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, restating the convention's position that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman and calling for a federal constitutional amendment, in direct response to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Goodridge ruling legalizing same-sex civil marriage in that state months earlier.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The Southern Baptist Convention's own resolution, adopted by its own messengers at its own Annual Meeting and archived on its own resource library. The 15 to 16 June 2004 dates and the reference to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's ruling are corroborated by reading the resolution's own text directly before citing. NotesAdopted 15 to 16 June 2004 at the Annual Meeting in Indianapolis: "A decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has resulted in legal same-sex 'marriages' in the state of Massachusetts"; the resolution restates that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman and calls for a Federal Marriage Amendment, citing the ruling as evidence that marriage as an institution is "now in crisis."
Citation
AuthorSouthern Baptist Convention
PublisherSouthern Baptist Convention
Publication Year2004
URLhttps://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/on-supporting-a-federal-marriage-amendment/
Source TypeOfficial denominational history
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodySouthern Baptist Convention
Custodian BasisThe convention's own resolution, adopted by its own messengers, restating its own confessional position on marriage.
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Baptist directly: "The Southern Baptist Convention's own resolution "On Supporting A Federal Marriage Amendment," adopted 15 to 16 June 2004 at the Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, restating the convention's position..."
This source names Massachusetts directly: "amendment, in direct response to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Goodridge ruling legalizing same-sex civil marriage in that state months earlier."
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 13 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.