Yes, but it's only a word, don't forget that. It is other people's historical misuse of that word and how they interpreted it that has you concerned. What if I were to call God "Life" instead? Would you then object to my having a loyalty to Life, and drawing inspiration from it? I don't think so.

And I do give credit to the person. We all have free will, therefore we deserve credit when we use it wisely.

There clearly is no God similar to the one you are objecting to Cruiser! :-) I will definitely agree to that. God (Life) does not in any way lie behind people's desire to inflict death upon each other over differences of belief. It's fear that lies behind that.

And Life does not demand or expect worship from anyone. It just requires a certain amount of effective participation if you want to secure a good result.