This is my view on religion. Church doesnt do anything for you. God created church for us so that we would have a place to worship him without worring about being persicuted. it also is used for guidence, that is what the preacher, paster,etc they help understand what God is trying to tell us. now, God never said that we had to go to church, he said we needed to have Faith in him and believe that his Son gave his life for our sins and if we believe in this and him our lives will be written in the book of life. So I dont go to church but I bet I know more about myself and my relationship with God then most church goers. just tell them that the are full of crap and tell them to show you in the bible where it says that you will go to hell if you dont go to church.