Religion vs Gospel

Religion versus Gospel.

I saw a post on Facebook, coming "religion" to "gospel."  It was a list of items like:

Religion:  Do good works and God will love you
Gospel:  God loves you; therefore, love others through your good works.

Warning -- I made that one up.  I don't remember exactly what it said, but it's unimportant for this discussion, and my made-up example gives you the idea.

There seems to be a trend that I'm hearing about that -- young people don't like religion.  They love God, but not religion.  Religion is bad.  It is organized and irrelevant.

Is it?  Is all of it?  Do we believe that religion is bad just because there is some bad religion?  Is there not a value to organized faith?  Do we throw it out and say it is bad?

Or, do we realize that religion is neither good nor bad.  Religion is a tool.  Use it well or use it poorly.  If it is spreading the wrong gospel, is it the fault of religion?  Or is it the fault of the user?

Is it user error?  And if it is, what do we do about it?