Intelligent people are leaving the church, so those left behind are leaning more and more on emotion to guide them. Since they’re watching their religion slowly fall apart around them, the emotions guiding them are often related to fear.
Things are changing, they’re losing power, losing relevance, and they’re angry about it.
Good. Taiwan is a country. They have a military, they make their own laws, they have their own passports, and (unlike China) they elect their government leaders.