Good grief , its no wonder the avarage person wants
no part of religious organizations.
Nope...
The AVERAGE person DOES belong to a 'religious organization'.
Ditto what Elsie said. The vast majority of people understand that religious organizations consist of imperfect people imperfectly worshipping a perfect God, and as such, are not always a reflection of God Himself.
But people looking for excuses not to participate in organized religion can easily point to the disputes instead of the positive work that is done as an excuse.
And then there is those people who join "non-denominational" churches, believing that by doing so, they are avoiding "organized religion". Never mind that the non-denominational churches have become a denomination in their own right.