Not really, youth pastor pretty much explains everything.
Maybe organized religion is just a cash for prayer fraud based on an unexplainable faith in a God that no one has ever seen...............
Ever wonder what the personal income is of the top ten pastors in their mega churches are in the U.S.? Ever viewed their humble abodes?
I don't need to be a member of the congregation of the Cornerstone Baptist Church where the Corvette driving pastor tells me I need to increase my Sunday tithing's since the church's funds are running low...............
I True, but “religion”, or the meeting together to worship God and seek his will for our lives, coupled with listening to someone deliver the Gospel are both commanded by God himself.
Furthermore, the Bible is clear about “trying the spirit of men to know who they are of.”
The Bible is also clear about the “workman being worthy of his hire.”
Please do not live your life by broad negative generalities, especially where your walk with God is concerned. You will miss out on many of the blessings that God desires to give you.