Ray,
Yes, I'm very free, thank you. The fact that you study various "religions" does not make you a Bible expert. I'm not going to argue any more about it. There are some narrow-minded people in this world and I am not responsible for them when judgement day comes. I am only responsible for myself. If I have told them about Jesus and they don't accept it, so be it. My hands are clean.
I have gotten enough information from this thread to write a song, if not a book. But you all probably wouldn't want to hear it anyway.

Take care. I'm sorry that you want to shoot the messenger who only tries to bring truth and hope. I'll keep on writing and speaking it wherever I can. My songs I write are not "religious", but I do try to write about positive things. I don't write about things I don't believe in just to sell songs in Nashville. I will stay true to myself. I am very stubborn and won't back down from my faith. God has seen me through a lot worse than this.

I hope other new people on this board aren't scared off because of this discussion.

a.k.a. Ladynred