LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY dagoski) I just found an interesting article in the NY Times article about Baptist colleges breaking away from the convention.   The deans and presidents of the campus cite restrictions on academic freedom as the prime cause.  As Dr. Crouch of Georgetown College said “From my point of view, it was about academic freedom.  I sat for 25 years and watched my denomination become much more narrow and, in terms of education, much more interested in indoctrination.’’

Based on comments I've seen in the community, the Baptists seem to be splitting apart due to the hard line shift to authortarianism in the convention.  Now it looks like some its member institutions have had enough as well.