Complex sentence: One, F. K. Flinn of Washington University in St. Louis, said that shunning practices such as disconnection are common to young religions and drew parallels with the disfellowshipping practiced by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Split into simpler sentences: One, F. K. Flinn of Washington University in St. Louis, said that shunning practices such as disconnection are common to young religions. He drew parallels with the disfellowshipping practiced by Jehovah's Witnesses.