Original sentence: According to newspaper articles from the 1980s, members of the Jesus Army communal houses were encouraged to withdraw from the world and cut off their ties with outsiders, except for the purpose of proselytising.As Professor Jeffrey K Hadden commented: "The Jesus Fellowship did not escape the muckraking of the tabloids.It was also stated that it was a policy of the group that community members must gain the permission of the group's "elders" before they got married
Edited sentence: According to newspaper articles from the 1980s, members of the Jesus Army communal houses are encouraged to withdraw from the world and cut off their ties with outsiders, except for the purpose of proselytising.As Professor Jeffrey K Hadden comments: "The Jesus Fellowship did not escape the muckraking of the tabloids.It is also a policy of the group that community members must gain the permission of the group's "elders" before they get married