An article by Mariah Cooper in the Washington Blade, dated 16 December 2015, reporting that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was officially granted permission by New Zealand's registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages to perform marriage ceremonies including same-sex ceremonies.
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Citation
PublisherWashington Blade
Publication Year2015
URLhttps://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/12/16/church-flying-spaghetti-monster-can-officiate-sex-marriages/
Source Typejournalism
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
An established LGBT-focused newspaper reporting directly on the government approval, corroborated the same day by HuffPost's independent account. NotesCited for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster's sexuality-position and its detail.
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Associated With
This source names Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster directly: "16 December 2015, reporting that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was officially granted permission by New Zealand's registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages to perform marriage..."
Source Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Can Officiate Same-Sex Marriages (Washington Blade)
This source names Washington directly: "An article by Mariah Cooper in the Washington Blade, dated 16 December 2015, reporting that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was officially granted permission by New Zealand's..."
Source Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Can Officiate Same-Sex Marriages (Washington Blade)
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 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, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Religions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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