Huh?
I'm not Missouri Synod however associates that I have who are sure give the impression that they are slaves to it.
He's saying the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church has a strict and rigid code of conduct that applies to SECULAR life that will be adhered to if one wishes to be thought of as a good Lutheran.
Take the wrong job, invest your money the wrong way, or like the wrong music and you're branded.
I know exactly what he's talking about.