The priest who wrote this is, I believe, a convert and a well respected and prolific writer.
This is a supremely Orthodox piece and points up two things, I think. First, it is an example of the difference between and Orthodox and a Western phronema and second, it shows why it is hard to live in the Western world, supporting Western political systems and policies and remain an Orthodox Christian. Sometimes, no always but sometimes, Fr. Stephen astonishes me given his background.
It points to the fundamental conflict between authentic Christianity — Latin or Eastern alike, and modernity. Protestantism and secularism are two attempts to reconcile what cannot be and it is now clear to many that they failed.
The Western Civilization has to be rebuild brick by brick, just like St. Anthony did once. Mechanically attaching a secular wing to a church, and calling is “society” is a naive project.
I believe it is a very interesting piece and the part that annalex highlighted speaks volumes about current iconoclast tendencies and the limits put on the Holy Trinity by many Christians who rebel against the Church.