Talk:David Jeremiah

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Contents 1 Cancer and Prayer 2 Reverting the linked sourcing to Amazon 3 Clean Up 4 Removal of Stem Cell Assertions 5 The Handwriting on the Wall

[edit] Cancer and Prayer

There is no evidence a positive attitude or prayer can cure anything. If you believe you can prove that prayer does make a change where science has failed you can win one million dollars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Randi#The_.241_million_challenge This uncited claim that defies science should be removed.

Well one person praying and getting cured thus proving the "power of prayer" isn't very good statistics is it? Anyway, anyone have any references to him saying how he was "cured by prayer"? — Dunc|☺ 09:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

I can't believe the negativity here. At the end of the day he had cancer and is now thankfuly in remission. Whatever Mr Jeremiah attributes it to is his own business. We are all entitled to our own beliefs and thankfully, most places on this planet allow free speech (such as Wikipedia). If he believes that God granted him some additional time on this planet to do some good and try and improve the lives of other people, then to try and stop him celebrating this fact is narrow minded and fascist.

[edit] Reverting the linked sourcing to Amazon

Was this an appropriate thing to do? I should be thankful that I didn't finish that list as it took me some time to provide the evidence through outside links to Amazon to demonstrate proper sourcing of the materials offered. So, the question is, is it appropriate to add links to Amazon to lend credibility to the article and support the asserted bibliography, or is some other method preferred by Wikipedia? Bagginator 06:40, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

WP:ISNOT a collection of links.

You don't "source" a book by linking it to amazon. You source that a book was a best seller, that he won an award, etc.

I reverted the partial Amazon.com links [1] because wikipedia does not offer business to book retailors. Imagine if every single book on wikipedia followed this suit; all books would be linked to one business. However, adding in the ISBN number, publisher, city, year, and page numbers would be good. Arbusto 07:13, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I do not believe this is accurate. Amazon works as a source in that it provides the ISBN number, the publisher, the city, the year, etc. Linking to Amazon as a source is not offering Amazon business just as linking to the New York Times wouldn't be offering the New York Times business. I'd like to get another opinion on this as we apparantly do not agree.Bagginator 07:29, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Just do a list like at Thomas Playford IV.Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 08:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

So instead of linking directly to Amazon or another book retailer, take the information on the book like suggested by Arbusto, and add it to the article like a bibliography? Bagginator 08:07, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Arbusto 03:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clean Up

Did some clean up of the Book references as suggested. Anymore cleanup on the article necessary?Bagginator 09:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of Stem Cell Assertions

Per Template:Fact and the template on the top of this talk page, I've removed the unsourced and contentious assertions about Dr. David Jeremiah using stem cells to treat his cancer. If anyone can provide a source, then the statement could be returned. Ricky47893 05:49, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Handwriting on the Wall

In your book (The Handwriting on the wall) page 13, The Theme of the Book of Daniel, you state that "Darius was astonished by God's rule even over the King of the Forest,' and I saw Cyrus become a tool in His divine hands for rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem. Where is this located in the bible? And what is the total meaning?

76.190.194.254 (talk) 14:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)