I think that you are looking at religion the wrong way; God isn't under the same rules as humans. Humans, owe their existence from God, whose teachings have been interpreted in different manners in all ages varying between the needs of people themselves.

Essentially, you owe your life to God, and he does as he pleases depending on how you use the lifetime given to you. Hell is the destination for those who sway off the beaten path. Heaven is the destination for those who fulfill the ideals of creation. However, as strong and mythical of a figure God is his presence in the world that cannot be proven or seen.

The point is that you trust your heart and instincts that something-- beyond what your senses and logic can reach exists. That something has been attributed with creating you. Whether you like it or not, it also extends some power over your existence outside of the reality that you currently live in.

Going to the church every Sunday, drinking Christ's blood and consuming his body, being washed of your sins by baptize, punishing and arguing against those who oppress or dislike your religion are all different faces and interpretations of an unknown elements that do not hold clear answers and at best, theories that reach various degrees of credibility.

Perceiving God as something akin to a corrupt government is not proper. People form a government, a nation, a religion, a group, and so forth. Yet God existed and will keep existing with or without humans. The ultimate authority is a human; do you want to live your life in a barren wasteland, full of human desires and instincts or be in the herd led by those who see God's image?

The power of being protected, of being offered a family, food, shelter, means of trade, friendships is so powerful, especially in times of desperate crisis, of unprecedented danger, and imperialist oppression that fills up men and women alike to give themselves to a purpose that might even seem folly for those who cannot see any hints. Outside of those times, it's just a cultural heritage, a means of ordered life that is not about following the human law, but a higher belief of following a purpose, of being an individual who gives their time to uphold the values of what their belief embodies.

So, God isn't burning hell unless you believe he must burn in hell. The belief that there are no Gods, nor masters over you is as acceptable as any other.

That's why there are many kinds of Christian faith that vary on some grounds and beliefs, but retain the core values behind following what Christ has taught about God. God's accomplishment is your existence; building your own life based on Christian or whatever other values is your own accomplishment.

This is what bothers me about the Christian faith, and many others.

I am never good enough. No accomplishment is my own. No matter how hard I worked at something, God will always get the credit.