I feel I have done a disservice to everyone by selecting the excerpt I did in my original post. The article has a lot to say, and the excerpt I chose was the only mention of LSM. The Plymouth Brethren and the RC Church are also used as examples. The point of the article is not to rail against LSM, and I for one get no feeling that this was the intent.
There are 3 articles in all, and I would encourage everyone to read all three to get the full impact.
http://www.thechurchinakron.org/html..._love__1_.html
http://www.thechurchinakron.org/html..._love__2_.html
http://www.thechurchinakron.org/html..._love__3_.html
Please read these and then make more comments.