Understood. He is not acting. Therefore it may certainly be true that he is not free to act.
But I don’t understand why an old solid Christian man would feel constrained to act. Yes, they can threaten his family but even then — we are all going to die, we are all going to be judged. Threaten my family? Maybe I’m a beast but, speaking personally, it wouldn’t slow me down.
Sometimes it takes a beast. Especially if your hostages to fortune are children.
My God, if Deep State really is threatening children, we won’t get the republic back through the ballot box.
‘ And let us not grow weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap if we faint not’
Perhaps Thomas is weary fighting the good fight......
....the absolute best you can do is PRAY for him......