Christian Churches vs. the Lightning Rod

I did a bit of Googling on this.

Washington post article supports the original post narrative: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/po...

Original research by Christian blogger claims delay in lightning rod adoption was not because of clergy: http://theskepticalzone.com/wp/lightning-rods-and-the-church...

If you have a research supporting or contradicting original post, please comment below.