I'd rather have dieties represented by their deeds, not by the beliefs of their followers
Simonson's run on the New Gods had them be Gods regardless of Belief, which I was always in favor of, but I'm a rather spiritual person, and believe, anyway.
And if we're talking about the Christian God, pillar of salt. That's the least of it. Yeah, I'm a Christian, but Old Testament God seemed to have a bone to pick with his followers.