“If you care about Christian things for the sake of Christ, then it will make sense to affiliate with some church even if it isn’t perfect (and if it was perfect, it would cease to be so once you joined)”
Maybe so, but at least I wouldn’t have tolerated gay pedophiles abusing children or promoted the destructive liberal agenda. As a joke I might have said “I wouldn’t join any church that would have me for a member”, but actually I think associating with such an org would further tarnish my reputation.
Well, ‘tude, God doesn’t consider it all that wonderful a favor from you to deign to go to a church.