"We'll probably end up getting more. Half the churches in Texas won't cooperate with the state convention [BGCT]. Many of them are going to get around the state or leave the [state] convention. We're already getting checks." Patterson said the actions in Texas amounted to "a gnat on a rhinoceros' horn."

Interview with Paige Patterson, News and Observer, November 11, 2000

"The SBC reports a surplus this year of $18-plus million. There's no reason for anybody to have to suffer at any of the SBC seminaries, if they use the money correctly. 

"We're going to stop giving the most money to those who need it least and the least money to those who need it most." 

Rick Davis, pastor, FBC Midlothian, at BGCT 

"The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is unembarrassed in our commitment to require all professors to teach 'in accordance with and not contrary to' our Abstract of Principles and the Baptist Faith and Message. Furthermore, we expect our professors to hold these convictions as personal beliefs and commitments, not merely as contractual obligations for teaching. This model of robust confessionalism is a critical dimension of our accountability to the churches."

Al Mohler's letter/advertisement in the Western Recorder, November 14, 2000

No reconciliation, 
No compromise

"I'm kind of intrigued that now they [some BGCT leaders] want to call for mediation and reconciliation. They do need to understand up front that there are certain non-negotiables, and I can tell you that the Baptist Faith and Message as it stands is a non-negotiable."

SBC president James Merritt, Christianity Today interview