This discussion is certainly very subjective; whether discussed and voted in the boardroom of the General Conference; or in the boardrooms of local, regional and divisional conferences. 

This is a similar discussion as took place between Paul and the disciples of Jesus re the Gentiles.
Paul was right and the disciples were wrong; and yet Paul compromised to accomodate the majority rule of the disciples. 

It may be we can learn from schism in the first church.