Moderate/Liberal "Logic"

In 2005, an entire region of American Baptist churches, some associations of American Baptist churches, and some local American Baptist congregations prepared to leave their denomination due to the denomination's abandonment of some clear biblical truths. The General Secretary of ABC/USA scolded them, saying that doing so would "give them small souls," that is, make them "pusillanimous." That's from the 16th century Latin ecclesistical term pusillanimis used to translate the Greek oligopsychos [oligos (small); psyche (soul); Latin pusillus (very small); animus (soul/spirit)]. A "small soul" is the equivalent of a "weak spirit." Dictionary definitions for pusillanimous include: lacking courage; cowardly. To modern moderate and liberal Baptists, conservatives with strong biblical convictions are weak spirited and cowardly: pusillanimous. Rather twisted logic, isn't it?