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You still might consider reading this book. A lot of your complaints are addressed in it. I'm not saying this book is the second coming (pun intended), but I found the bit that I read pretty engaging, especially since it focuses on the *individual*. If true religion is about the individual relationship with a higher power, then there are no issues of control and whatnot. And what the author actually emphasizes is doing whatever you want, not living according to a bunch of rules written by people. The key is that there are logical consequences to the actions, not ramifications of a vengeful God. Another point he makes is that there is no devil and no hell.
Maybe it's just the near death experience talking. I'm still more Buddhist than Christian, but I'm interested in hearing thoughts on what some of the deeper meanings of life might be.
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