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This is the case and it is not the case. There are church traditions that are nothing like others in the business / cultural sense.
Beware that the enemy doesn't influence you to being disconnected because you see many flaws in churches. All have them. All have always had flaws. They are populated by people.
As others have said, maybe visit a mainline church or for a completely different experience an Eastern Orthodox church. I too do not like the influences of our culture on the modern church but our individualistic culture is partly responsible for this. Older orders have less emphasis on the individual and comfort and more on the church and worship upward.
I know many people that have lost faith and connection due to being critical of their church. It's ironic and sad. It can be an easy out for us to blame society or church tradition but we are a part of it all. So it humbles me to realize that I am commanded to first take the log out of my eye before I help my brother with the spec in his.
How is it becoming more of a business? They solicit donations a lot?
I don't go to church that much as I use to, what I don't like is that the church is becoming more of a business rather than a place of worship