"I'm a Christian. I don't know what kind of connotation that evokes in you, but I think it will be worth hearing my explanation of why I'm a Christian. I'd like you to know how my personal research, reasoning and meditations have led me to these conclusions. I'm attempting to present a non-threatening explanation which is, of course, my viewpoint. At the outset, I appeal to your reasonableness to hear, without prejudgment, a simple explanation that I feel is compelling......"