I don't think you deserve the downvotes and attacks. I believe they're from people who think everyone who reads the bible is a right wing religious fanatic. Same as the people who think everyone who reads the Koran is a jihadist, which ironically tends to be...
I came here to say that. Sorry about the abuse you're about to take. But we deserve it apparently. Sins of the fathers or "people like us" or something, I guess.
You literally only said "The Bible" and I already saw some frothing.