Another blogger asks Baptists a question

Jeff Bergson over at Smart Pastor asks,

"Have you ever heard of a church member asking for his or her money back? I am afraid this sends a bad precedent. What happens the first time a donor asks for money back from the Baptists?"

Jeff, I have certainly heard of dissent over how church funds are dispersed, but for a church member to ask for money back would be a strange call to handle. In the Belmont instance however, the contention is that there is a contractual relationship involved. Whether that contract is valid is something that a mediator, arbitrator, or judge may have to decide after hearing both sides and reviewing the evidence. I fear that the public view of this situation is that one side is crying "thief" and the other is crying "indian giver" (for lack of a politically correct term). There are deeper legal nuances to this situation than meets the public eye. Either way, it is a mess.