One of the main things that many atheists (and some believers for that matter) fail to register about Christianity is that it's not so much a metaphysical account of the nature of the universe, nor a codification of ancient moral principles, but primarily a romance, a sort of love story.
This is partly why, however much religion's critics bang on (often quite rightly) about Christianity not being rational, this makes little difference to most believers. And I understand why it must be frustrating. But if people didn't become Christians on rational grounds in the first place, they won't be argued out of it on rational grounds either. Rationality has little effect on the incurably romantic.
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