[Quix]

Unity of mind, heart and spirit is best in worship etc.

But SUBMITTING TO HOLY SPIRIT IN A GIVEN LOCALE, SERVICE . . . SITUATION . . .

IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL THING.

THERE IS PRAYER POWER IN PRAYING UNITY.

Most disunity is over pride, turf and control issues. Those unGodly motivations need put on the altar.

Those "reasons" tend to hide under the pretense of "defending doctrinal purity."

[chesley]

I tend to agree. But where are you going with this? I just say that the Baptists, or any group, have the right, indeed the obligation, to say, "After careful and mature consideration of this issue, we find it not to be in accordance with God's will, as we understand it to the best of our limited human abilities, and we refuse to be associated with this idea."

This is what the SBs did. Those that don't like it can go elsewhere.