A Christian Post news report on the United Church of Christ's 25th General Synod vote of Monday, 4 July 2005, in Atlanta, in which roughly 80 percent of the 884-member Synod approved a resolution affirming marriage equality regardless of gender, making the UCC the first mainline Protestant denomination in the United States to take that position.
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Citation
AuthorPauline J. Chang
PublisherChristian Post
Publication Year2005
URLhttps://www.christianpost.com/news/ucc-becomes-first-mainline-church-to-endorse-gay-marriage.html
Source Typenews
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
A contemporary news report of a public floor vote, naming the exact date, location and vote share, and quoting the denomination's own general minister and president from the floor. Not the Synod's own minutes, so held one tier below a source drawn directly from the church's own archival records. Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Denominations, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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