YES, foregiveness.
We do not require the go-ahead from some nefarious "god." We do not need the acceptance of a man we despise. And in the end, it will be you who will be asking for forgiveness. You will plead for your life as it will swiftly end. The last words from your mouth will be those of beggary and pleading.
Only through him does that path go, the path of righteousness leads to him, through him. Suffuse yourself with his glory. SUFFUSE
He is nothing more than an obstacle in our path to true enlightenment. And he will be dealt with like any other.