A Washington Post article by Jacqueline L. Salmon, dated 19 August 2007, reporting a same-sex union ceremony at Covenant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., a member congregation of the Progressive National Baptist Convention. States that the Progressive National Baptist Convention has not taken a stand on homosexuality or same-sex unions, in contrast to the National Baptist Convention USA Incorporated and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which forbid clergy from officiating at ceremonies for same-sex couples.
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Reliability Tier2
A major national newspaper reporting directly on the denomination's structural position as told to the reporter, paired with an encyclopedia entry naming and dating the same reporting. NotesCited for the Progressive National Baptist Convention's sexuality-position.
Citation
PublisherThe Washington Post
Publication Year2007
URLhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/18/AR2007081801167.html
Source Typejournalism
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This source names African Methodist Episcopal Church directly: "Convention USA Incorporated and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which forbid clergy from officiating at ceremonies for same-sex couples."
This source names Baptist directly: "a same-sex union ceremony at Covenant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., a member congregation of the Progressive National Baptist Convention."
This source names National Baptist Convention USA Incorporated directly: "or same-sex unions, in contrast to the National Baptist Convention USA Incorporated and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which forbid clergy from officiating at ceremonies for same-sex couples."
This source names Progressive National Baptist Convention directly: "D.C., a member congregation of the Progressive National Baptist Convention."
This source names Washington directly: "A Washington Post article by Jacqueline L."
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This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 5 holds.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 general references.
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