I am not the scholar or the scientist or theologian that stands behind the podium. I am the one sitting in the crowd watching and listening to the one behind the podium. I am a retired Army sergeant with 20 years of service and a veteran of Desert Storm (Combat Air Brigade of 3rd Armored Division). I would have to say that I was an average soldier. I have a Bachelor's degree in computers. I have worked for the Mississippi Department of Transportation for over 17 years. I've read much about religion and science, but I'm not a scientist or theologian. I have many friends that are not Christian. They've had many questions about my religion and my faith. Over the years, I've tried to answer their questions to the best of my ability. I also found myself answering the same type of questions from friends who are Christians. In time, I started to write down these questions and my answers in an effort to find better explanations to answer their questions. From these discussions, came this book. My answers came from what I have been taught, from what I have read from various sources, and from my own observations. My answers came also from my walk-through life with GOD. As with any walk in life, there are many stops and milestones along the way. As a child, I was taught that GOD sees us for who we are. But all of the grownups were putting a very high emphasis on a person's outward appearance as if you had to wear a suit and tie in order to show your purity. There were also a lot of arguing about which denomination was closer to GOD and which one was nowhere near to GOD. From time to time, there were incidents that raised red flags in my mind. One such was the song "Luka" by Suzanna Vega which brought attention to child abuse and encouraged people to try their best to stop it from happening. Many of the Church elders of the day blasted the song for talking about it because child abuse was something that shouldn't have been talked about. Their reaction to this song confused me. I mean, here they were searching out sin to expose it, but, when the sin of child abuse is mentioned, they acted as if they were personally insulted. Another song that was blasted in a similar way was "Only Women Bleed" by Alice Cooper. This song spoke of spouse abuse with the same goal of bringing it to an end, but the song was also attacked in the same way for the same reasons.
