People confuse a spiritual concept with religion all the time, too.
Hell, I don't even confuse a
true belief in God with religion.
Religion is akin to a weird popularity contest. Wholly group-thinkers.
Again, I am not damning it as necessarily an evil or merely bad. Not at all.
Some **** wanting to turn their "special knowledge" of what's right
against people doesn't make the entire club killers.
Some **** have food drives and rehab centers, etc.
Please seat yourself.
I like the very things you hate.