Did God make man or did man make God?

This might sound a heavy subject but it's not intended as such. I understand that some people believe earnestly in God and follow their chosen religion in their own way. I am not clever enough to know how the universe came about, but after being brought up as a Catholic I know how young minds can be influenced by strong minded teachers, both at school and church. I was taught to accept teachings that at the time did not make sense at all, but being young and vulnerable I thought it must be right otherwise it meant my elder peers were liars. I was told to have faith, which ultimately meant that no matter how unrealistic the teachings were we had to believe them. When I left school and went to work I had numerous religious arguments with my co-workers because I could not understand why they did not believe what I believed? I now have no religious leanings whatsoever, so perhaps all that doctrine that was rammed down my throat has backfired and why the once packed churches on Sundays are now  populated by fewer people. What troubles me even to this day is how people are willing to accept what they are told. An example I can give is a television programme I watched recently about events 5 years after the Tsunami disaster in Indonesia. Prior to the disaster the attendance at the Mosque was low, but because the Iman said  the Tsunami was a direct concequence  of  God's displeasure and a punishment for their wrong doings, attendances have gone up. This to me smacks of man's manipulation of the facts to suit their own ends. Guilt has always been a big weapon when it comes to religion as I well remember. Religion is big business and so employs a great many people all with a vested interest in pursuing the idea that we were all created by God. I no longer accept this, nor do I accept an afterlife. Nor do I believe that if we did not have religion we would not have law and order. This to me is another way of religion controlling the masses. I suppose Humanism would be the most acceptable "religion" I could think of, because they believe in a world without religious privilege or discrimination, where people are free to live good lives on the basis of reason, experience and shared human values. Amen to that.