We are the theater of the universe, and the universe is getting a real drama. Downing says: Fear and the threat of change are powerful motivators. Nope. Bible is my motivator for sticking to the "pole." Cuture is changing; fear and threat is in being out of step with culture -- being a peculiar people, so to speak. 
Downing says: When an inconsistency is evident in these matters, little surprise that people, especially the younger among us, vote with their feet. I say, This is happening in all churches -- even liberal churches. I also attend a very large Baptist church on Wed nights that bemoans the same. The SDA have some of the strongest "younger people" that exists in churches today with Advent Hope and GYC groups. Therefore, my opinion, that this article is unfair and unbalanced reporting of reality.