This particular situation had some "side politics" I did not cite:* The Business Meeting I cited was done in total disrespect to the proper announcement in advance required
* The Pastor was a sneak and did his best to hide the church's Constitution and ByLaws from the average member
* All the aspects of "power politics" used in the SBC in 1979 was used by him
* The minority of 48% was honored in the courts of NC---all the way to the State Supreme Court
* It was a precedent in NC---and was cited in the Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists as a historic decision
The Independent-minded folks of the majority started a new church just up the road and continue to be a choice for people who want an Independent / Fundamentalist type of church.
Why should the SBC-oriented minority be forced to give up the building and church they had worked hard to establish? Unlike the "winner take all" succcess in the SBC CR takeover, this minority retained possession of that which they sacrificed to establish!!!!