Imagine telling the truth to children....in that big building with the x on top.... people there pretend torturing a crazy man to death is only temporary and they say they are drunking his blood and eating his skin but it really is grape juice and crackers then the magic of the food makes everyone live forever in rhe clouds...
Actually IMO there are other ways to be religious than being dogmatic, but I agree that much of what passes for religion is as you say.