If people are driven out of the church by the comments of Brother Abbott and the like then perhaps they were never convicted and converted of the basic pillars of the Adventist faith? I have been a convert for almost 20 years and have seen, heard, and read many a wind of doctrine and a lot of unsavory things on both sides of every divide but not for one moment did I ever consider leaving the church and grant the devil a victory. If God called me into His last day remnant church then nothing will drive me out by His grace and mercy.