God is our Father. He loves us. Instead of sneering in contempt at Him like rebellious teenagers, we should all strive to be the good, obedient children He wants us to be. But, no, that would be too embarassing, too grovelly, too un-American! No one's gonna keep us from killing our babies, make us go to some boring church, or keep us from discarding our wives and husbands and children and parents like used shoes! God can't be God, because He won't let us have our precious divorces, abortions, or live-in girlfriends!And so we go on with the farce of self-satisfaction, all too eager to listen to the lie that we are wise enough to rule ourselves. If the results weren't so heartbreaking they'd be almost comical.
Christianity is a religion of submission, not pride. Only by killing our selfish desire to run our own lives can we be reborn as new creatures in Him. Our role as Christians living in a pagan society is to be salt and light; rebellion is Satan's game.