You are right.
A lot of people is so confuse about spirituality because they are confused in themselves and use religion to justifie their inner mess.
There are more deeper religions and there are even deepest parts of religions, I mean there are Teachers of the past or present time that are really deep in their methods and suggestions.
And, of course, a religion that doesn't give you tools for your real change but just pretends that you should agree with mere statements or just live in a massive connection with other faithful people... Well, immediatly make me think of flags against other flags, do & do nots then... I and II world wars.
I think this is old folks hell.
Now we have the new one.
Now we are all individuals with all the challenges, beauty and problems that come from this. Some kind of consciousness that is beyond society and ethics, something that come from within. Sometimes desperately.
About the Witnesses, just let them know that you have a higher revelation than their and that you revelation is about just listening to the only God, the One that is already within. And let them know that you have to go to the dentist NOW!
Alchemy is the most ancient religion of humankind; I mean that you can find it in all the most ancient and sincere religions, where faith is not against wisdom and research, where science was not the reaction to the black glue of the holy books, but was one of the possible approach to spirituality, where philosopher were not killed or cursed just because they think - how happened in Italy for a long time.
A lot of people boost a lot Qabala referred to Alchemy, nothing against it, but I've to say that there is much more.
And it's not only a matter of Hermetism (mainly a renaissance italian thing). I repeat, you can find it in every religion.
Here is to you a poem of the VI Dalai Lama:
A poem of the VI Dalai Lama…
You’ll never be reborn in hell if you’ll drink
With pure motivation the elixir distilled
From the snow waters
of the “Sacred Crystal Mountain”
and of the dew of the magic herb
“Bolt of the Demon-Serpent”
Offered by Vinaya
The Goddess of Wisdom
Know what I mean?
Very soon I'll write about it some books.
Good look for your sincere quest.
Zosimo