It's one thing to believe in God, then disprove it by way of elaboration. Christianity has been an unparalleled philosophy in the freeing and ennobling of the human soul. Prosperity, liberty, and justice have peaked under its influence. The great sins under banners of religion shouldn't, but do, sully that legacy. Nationalist struggles under religious pretense still rage today. Bibles written and translated by men, reworked and reworded to guide believers in a preferred direction, but taken to be divine, can't stand up to science and the intelligence of Earth's foremost ape. That pointless conflict led to weakened faith and the unfortunate abandonment of Christian principles, something science could never touch or can ever eradicate. People choose. Living by Christian principles is distinct from practicing its varied and so very conflicted forms, or denominations. People choose substance or elaboration instead.
Bibles namely the New Testament have been jacked with by those with an agenda. The only problem I see with the Old Testament is that the historical parts are short on details.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
