The Wikipedia entry on the Progressive National Baptist Convention, whose Marriage subsection states that the denomination leaves it up to local churches to decide on blessings of same-sex marriage, citing the Washington Post's 2007 report on Covenant Baptist Church.
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A crowd-sourced encyclopedia entry, used to corroborate the Washington Post's reporting rather than as the sole account, naming and dating the same source it draws on. NotesCited for the Progressive National Baptist Convention's sexuality-position, corroborating the Washington Post.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names Progressive National Baptist Convention directly: "The Wikipedia entry on the Progressive National Baptist Convention, whose Marriage subsection states that the denomination leaves it up to local churches to decide on blessings of same-sex marriage..."
Claims Backed By This Source (43 claims)
This source backs 43 claims across the atlas. As facts: 29 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Denominations, 24 claims: 20 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Doctrines, 6 claims: 3 holds, 3 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Years, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
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