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I hear what you're saying, Hym. I have a difficult time with the notion of the "Christian Religion". I mean, if you look at the life and ministry of Christ, he was a radical, real, authentic, and passionate person who ate with prostitutes and gamblers and honored women in a culture that opressed them and condemned religious hypocrites. So, I disdain cold, ceremonial religion because it's not what Christ taught. When we get back to the Bible, we find that being a "Christian" is about being a radical follower of Jesus and modeling our lives after his.
It is encouraging to know that there are true groups of believers who recognize that following Jesus is not "religion", but knowing God thru Christ and living as Jesus did.