2012 asks that you stop bothering it.
Oldie but goldie.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Easy answer, at least for the Christian god presented to us. All-powerful. All-knowing. All-loving. Benevolent. All that good $#@!.
When I observe the world, that one either doesn't exist or is AWOL. Now, if someone wished to characterize their god as capricious, spiteful and sometimes downright malevolent, I could buy that. One can see that presence in much of the world.
The other peripheral stuff about virgin birth, resurrection, etc. is pure hogwash. Kids' stories.