A view from a former pew-warmer:  
 The flip side  comes from I Peter 5:8: "The devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." - and he lives in the hallowed halls of Ivy.  

The church has been bubble wrapping its congregations from the beginning, claiming that the only adult in the narthex wears a robe; and in this case, is the guy in the shiny suit.  The roots of this mentality are expertly explained in the article; but it is the view from the ivory tower.  The average churchgoer,  distributing the "Readers' Digest" versions of  "The Great Controversy," doesn't breathe such rarefied air.  

Maintaining this packaged religiosity used to be fairly simple; but when the internet dropped onto our laps we can no longer say that "when you enter there-in, you leave the angels outside".  This state of affairs is causing a doubling down, and we're sure to experience a more nuanced non-creedal creed.