Originally Posted by Slapstick
By the rules Paladins don't need a God, but every... single... person... playing D&D picks a god for their Paladin. Being a Paladin joining the wall of the faithless is just headachingly stupid and no one plays that way.

* I know someone will come and say "I do!" Well a great big bears hug to you!
It's almost as if 90% appeal of a Paladin is roleplaying a religious zealot in basically every setting that has Paladins.