That is certainly at the core of the issue. Meanwhile, the Left has pretty well decimated the Church as I have known it.
The underlying premise in the article is naive, one of our very first responsibilities in the struggle is to defeat the political Left that faces us and the rest will come more naturally.
I have had people from my own church say that they didn't want the unvarnished Gospel preached because it sounded political and would cause the church to lose members. Even the preacher said he has to walk a fine line.
I told the preacher that Jesus, Peter, and Paul didn't walk a fine line. All I got was silence.