Good question...
"Organized Religion," i.e. "churches" as we know them, are (as your example clearly illustrates) NOT representative of the Kingdom of Jesus/God...
The "church" that represents Jesus (Greek "ecclesia" [ἐκκλησία] ) is a living ORGANISM, NOT a hierarchical "organization." You deal with the egregious entity you've described by avoiding it entirely. You engage with / form a community with other believers who you KNOW personally and whose lives you observe and interact with in mutually engaging/supporting ways.
If you truly wish to understand this, please read my library of articles, and please give Tom Wadsworth and/or Garth Wiebe a listen:
https://www.tomwadsworth.com/videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az5ZzjqB8I8
Duncan Cary Palmer
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2024-10-01 19:14:59
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