God is about relationship - “religion” is man made, and God has had a lot to say about it. (Think Old Testament idol worship, Sodom and Gomorrah, and what Jesus had to say about the chief priests and Pharisees.) God has always been about restoring His relationship with us. God doesn’t need our “Religion” to bring us to Him.
You don't have to be religious to know God.
In fact, the first people to know God were not religious at all.
God is about relationship - “religion” is man made, and God has had a lot to say about it. (Think Old Testament idol worship, Sodom and Gomorrah, and what Jesus had to say about the chief priests and Pharisees.) God has always been about restoring His relationship with us. God doesn’t need our “Religion” to bring us to Him.
Humans coalesce into hierarchical groups. Its our nature. So is exploiting the power to influence others. Hence the challenge with organized religion.