User:Blackwarrior

I was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and was raised in several cities in Louisiana, California, Arizona, and Texas. I currently reside in Shreveport, Louisiana.

I served six years in the United States Air Force: one year of technical training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, three years as an ICBM combat crew member on the LGM-118A Peacekeeper weapon system at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and two years instructing B-52 Stratofortress crewmembers at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Generally, I am somewhere near a populist in terms of political beliefs. I am generally liberal on social issues, and while I hold certain beliefs and attitudes that could be considered conserative, it is not a requirement for the entire country to follow me or subscribe to them.

To make a long story short, I'm pro-choice, pro-strong defense, neutral on gay marriage but strongly against a constitutional gay marriage ban, isolationist in terms of foreign policy (U.S. foreign policy throughout my lifetime has been too inconsistent for me to agree with it), and somewhat protectionist in terms of foreign trade.

I am of the Christian faith but do not subscribe to an established denomination. I am strongly averse to religious fundamentalists (from ANY faith, including the Christian one) and those who hold their view of the world and religion as supreme or "the right one." I am for true religious freedom and the ability to worship as one pleases without interference from government, and I believe that an institution that is secular on its face (such as a school) should remain that way; respect an individual's religious preference without undue proselytizing or intrusion on another's beliefs.

I am everywhere around Wikipedia. I generally deal with topics related to geography and auto racing, and I attempt to integrate trivia sections into other areas of articles.