The book suggests that the defining problem driving out most people who leave is … just how American life works in the 21st century. Contemporary America simply isn’t set up to promote mutuality, care, or common life. Rather, it is designed to maximize individual accomplishment as defined by professional and financial success. Such a system leaves precious little time or energy for forms of community that don’t contribute to one’s own professional life or, as one ages, the professional prospects of one’s children. Workism reigns in America, and because of it, community in America, religious community included, is a math problem that doesn’t add up.
If they can afford to. My understanding is that joining the openly bigoted side means that they have to pay a bunch of fees to the national branch, which most of them probably can't afford to due to declining membership.
Local bigoted institution goes bankrupt is also an acceptable outcome though
ok my bet is the side that costs more money will loose that's normally how religious schisms settle
It seems like breaking right would really make them vulnerable to vandalism if they already need to pay a fee that they can't afford just to try it.