I agree with everything you've written except "misunderstands the teaching", I think they've ignored the teaching and instead decided to investigate what they t

I agree with everything you've written except "misunderstands the teaching", I think they've ignored the teaching and instead decided to investigate what they think the teaching is without having researched the teaching. Misunderstanding would be understandable and easier to forgive. Preconception certainly is a terrible affliction!