“Sad, a fine denomination at one time now completely hijacked by left wing freaks. This “deacon” is not even the worst of it.”
Reason No. 472 I quit organized religion 60 years ago.
No, this isn’t really why you left organized religion. You discovered other gods to worship.
God created you to worship him first, and to fellowship with other believers second. Now, how do you do fulfill these two purposes without the benefit of “organized religion?”