There are no less than 10 references to God, the Creator, "stretching out the heavens" in the Bible. Not calling the universe a baloon, but a curtain. Try that on for size.
Here's another way to look at it: Who says it started with a big bang? If you believe in creation, scripture will send you toward the very young earth and universe, created by the hand of God in 6 days. I know, I know - everything is billions of years old...
Maybe not. What was the last movie you saw? Movies are a little universe all their own, aren't they? So are books. Did the main character start at birth? Probably not. Even if he/she did, what about the character's parents?
What about a painting? You have a picture by the artist, frozen in time. What happened before?
There is nothing before the movie or book starts, and there is nothing before the painting was painted. The characters and objects leap into existence, fully formed by the hand of the author/screenwriter/artist.
I respect those who understand all the relativity stuff, but, as a Christian, I have to weigh these things with what I believe.
Every time I get on the Subject of Religion and Creation I Flashback to Mel Brook's History fo the World and the scene where Mel is Portraying Moses bringing the Commandments down from the Mountain...
---- "I Bring to you the Children of Isreal these 15 (Crash) I mean Ten... Yes TEN COMMANDMENTS!! ----
heheh It still Kills me everytime I see it!