Religion and being a Christian are two different things. We are commanded in the Bible to meet with fellow believers for support, encouragement, edification and to take communion. Any time people start bastardizing Christ's teaching and God's word, the door is opened for every manner of wrong teaching. We can do good without being religious but this country was founded on God's principles, good stuff. When people put on fancy garb, put themselves over others and seek to be an authority on things that often go against God's word, trouble will follow. The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. We should weild it with power, God's power, not ours.