Tennessee Baptist Confusion - Is it Control or Money that We Want?

Go. Read the revised "complaint" filed by the Tennessee Baptist Convention... it is a whopper of a PDF.

I am not a lawyer, but here is what I read from the complaint:
1. The TBC contends that the 1951 agreement (a document of such monumental proportions that the Tennessee Baptist Convention could not produce a copy on its own) states that if control of Belmont University ever leaves the hands of the TBC that Belmont would pay back monies. So, now, the TBC is asking for $57-58 million. I get that part. Ultimately, a court somewhere will make a decision on the validity of that 1951 document.

2. The Tennessee Baptist Convention also contends that Belmont's revised charter is illegal...meaning that Belmont's trustees took away the TBC's ability to place mutually agreed upon Baptists on Belmont's Board. This is the part that confuses me. If the court rules that the charter is illegal, then, it appears that the TBC's rights to elect Belmont trustees would/could be restored and control of the election process would revert back to the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Right?

Here is where I think it get interesting: The complain clearly asks for money from Belmont from item 1 listed above. The complaint fails to address what happens if, indeed, the charter is illegal and the TBC is granted control of the Belmont's Board of Trustees. From where I am sitting, as soon as the TBC begins participating in Belmont Trustee elections, the money part of the lawsuit starts to look like the TBC would be suing the TBC (well, not really).

If item one fails in court, item two could, conceivably, rule in the TBC's favor and Belmont (less most of its current leadership) would again become part of the TBC... why do I not believe that is what Tennessee Baptists want to happen?

Until someone proves me wrong, I contend that all of this crap about wanting to re-gain control over Belmont is just that, C.R.A.P. The TBC does not want control or oversight or accountability of mission directions at Belmont. The revised complaint makes it very clear, this is about M.O.N.E.Y!