Are we really simply looking for objective facts in order to induce healing, or perhaps vindication if not some form of vicarious retribution?

 ---Rolland McCune

Well, ok, it's not much of an empire, and if this constitutes a strike, we guess the rebel alliance can relax and smoke ‘em if they got ‘em.

In one sense this whole affair of the last month is a nearly insignificant matter and of interest to a very small number of people. And of that small number of people there may be an even smaller number who know the history and spirit of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. But for that small number there is something here to reflect on.

It will be important for those who care about this institution to note the sort of manipulation and the underlying defiance shown throughout. In fact it would be worth your time to listen to all the sermons and it would be especially helpful to get hold of Dr. Robert Congdon's innovative ideas as soon as they are committed to CD.

This is what the movement has come to.

Again, for most this is a very small matter. For some it is more important that there might be a fly in the garage. But for those who will want to reflect on the final disintegration of a notable—if not beloved—segment of American separatism, it is most useful. Here we view a religious movement which has lost its bearings and is content to watch its offspring looking for less embarrassing accommodations elsewhere.

For my part it is sad to watch. It is not as painful for me as it is for others: it's not my house that has fallen into a heap and they are not my delicates that are blowing through the neighborhood. But it is the house of some friends, and I'd like to hope they are thoughtful enough to take note of how things begin, how things change, and how things end.