Mama was a Preacher
Copyright 1996 by AUTHOR22@aol.com
All rights reserved.

PREFACE and Disclaimer

"Mama was a Preacher" is a story about a young boy who grows up as the son 
of a traveling revival evangelist, eventually becoming a star in his own 
right as a modern day television evangelist.

The book traces that evolution examining not only religion, but the 
development of the boy while in the public eye. And of course, SEX, plays
just as important a part in his life as it does with anyone else.

I invite you to partake of this adventure as it leads from the 1940's into 
the 1990's, as it traces the evolution of a young boy's sexual development 
through adolescence, young adult, and middle age. As he evolves from a 
preacher's son, to a road pounding itinerate evangelist. The story takes 
a close look at "being on the road", developing sexuality while in the 
public eye, the emotional relationship between performer and audience, and 
today's multi-media religious television business with its many political 
facets.

The issue of religion is expected to make this work a very controversial 
one, as it takes an honest look at this human frailty in light of human 
appetites.

If the reader can identify with any of the characters in the story, then 
learn from it. All of the characters are based on real people, however, in 
most instances the names have been changed to protect the guilty. If you 
feel you have been libeled, resist the opportunity to come forward, use the 
cloak of anonymity lest ye be found out.

But as with all works of fiction, and "Mama was a Preacher" is a work of 
fiction, people and events appear real, because in fact they were real.