Christian Taboos

This book was partly inspired by events during my childhood. Growing up in a Christian community, we would visit the different churches in the immediate and adjoining districts. However, there was not much inspiration as the core of the messages preached was "Jesus is coming soon. Repent and go to heaven or continue in sin and go to hell." Sunday school was always a Bible story and memorizing a verse, referred to as the golden text.

By the time I became a teenager, I started questioning things as they relate to God--the right way to worship, the world at large, different religions, among others. Unfortunately, there were no satisfactory answers as those I looked to for answers would insist that we should not question such things, but rather be obedient to what was preached or what was taught in Sunday school. The older I got and with higher education and lived experiences, the desire to get answers to an ever-growing list of questions, I started seeking answers, and based on the lack thereof throughout my early years and up to this point, I started researching and looking for explanations. Hence, the title of this book.

This book tries to answer some of the questions that I know people in general, Christians specially, have and are afraid to ask. It tries to shed light on some issues which are generally avoided because the real answers might challenge generally accepted or historical beliefs. The objective of this book is to inspire, to make more aware, and to everyone who reads it, more comfortable discussing and answering questions about the topics addressed.