Take away a belief system and a deity = Philosophy. Ex = Confucianism
Certain texts in Religion are just symbolic representations of human nature like Adam & Eve (lust), Money being the root of all evil (greed), God works in the mysterious ways (outcomes of life), etc. Morality, I leave that up to you.
However, the Bible is just another book which was edited by mankind with their own thoughts. Same with other books of different religions. There's phrases that teach universal common sense for humanity and there's verses that condone slavery and fear (KKK, King Leopold, British), killings of women, laws about genitals, etc. (
Eleven Kinds of Verses Bible-Believers Like to Ignore)
What were these people smoking to come with such fear mongering verses? Not knowing that...these were later being used as a tool to oppress.
An healthy alternative to the bible would be a list of statements/questions that promote critical thinking, how not to fukk in life, dealing with women, money, etc