When it formed, the majority of state associations remained with the SBC, but the Texas and Virginia state associations became "dually aligned" with both groups (in response, conservative SBC churches in those states formed separate associations which are solely affiliated with the SBC, though they do not prohibit affiliated churches to be dually aligned with both state associations). | When it formed, the majority of state associations remained with the SBC, but the Texas and Virginia state associations became "dually aligned" with both groups (in response, conservative SBC churches in those states formed separate associations which are solely affiliated with the SBC, though they do not prohibit affiliated churches to be dually aligned with both state associations). |