"The threat to freedom is not from the community of faith. It is from the culture's desire to have the state meet our desires and free us from accountability."
-our author-
So... What else is new?
-- Just who was saying that:
'The threat to freedom is from the community of faith?'
'The threat to freedom is from the community of faith That statement has more truth to it than you might like.
All collectivist organizations set rules, regulations, commandments, etc. -- some wise, and some totally arbitrary and ridiculous.
As such, all collectivist organizations present threats to individuals -- and individual freedom.