Which one did you read? There's about 10,000 points of view.
Do you know about Upaya?
Who's Amitabha?
Tiger Woods is a dick head who cheated on all his women, but he's Buddhist.
Being a Buddhist is all about your actions not lip service.
A Buddhist is a human first. Unless you're Siddhartha himself, you're flawed. The fake Buddhist is the one who pretends they never get angry or ever say mean things. They either do it in private or die of a stroke or heart attack.
My favorite Buddhist story is a monk master was asked, "what is being the Buddha like?" To which, he answered, "a shit stick!" I guess he was asked that question one too many times?