The lies perpetrated by Pressler, Patterson, et al were outrageous. I was amazed to hear the "fundamentalists" claim that Dr. Sherman didn't believe in miracles or the Virgin Birth of Christ, that we didn't read the Bible in church. All of these were total lies, of course, and the Presslers, the Pattersons, and the Adrian Rogers knew it.
The kicker was when the "fundamentalists" called a meeting at one of the conventions and used armed guards to prevent any "moderates" from attending. The "fundamentalists" were acting like the lying thugs that they are.
It was horrible when the "fundamentalists" took over Southwestern Seminary and fired many good professors and staff members. One of the professors was my Sunday School teacher and I knew others that attended Broadway. These were loving, caring, theologically conservative men whose only sin was not joining into the politically motivated tactics of the "fundamentalists."
If anyone doubts my theological conservatism, then please look at my past religious posts on Free Republic. We "moderates" didn't disagree with the "fundamentalists" on theology, we just despised their ethics.
I'm not Baptist but my wife is and she sees it the same as you. Her church withdrew from the SBC a few years ago.
So what exactly were the Fundamentalists opposed to then, if everything was fine as it was? I'm not familiar with the events that took place.