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[edit] To do

  1. Fix grammar & spelling
  2. Add more references
  3. Categories
  4. Add "criticism" section --David in DC 21:44, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

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It is preferable to add balance to each section rather than putting all criticism in one section and leaving the rest of it rather POV and promotional as it presently is. Even the "Controversy" section is POV in promoting the minister by saying "Keller claims to deliver the truth of the Bible without modification even when people may be offended." Edison 16:19, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
You could make some changes? --PEAR (talk) 12:24, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


Why isn't totse mentioned on here? A lot of people from totse were prank calling live prayer and bill threatened to sue totse until warweed, a totse mod, explained everything to bill. i believe that it used to be on the page, so someone must've deleted it. probably those tards from rotten eggs or 4chan.

[edit] Guest list

For now, I don't see why the guest list should be removed. As for Joe Redner, I'm pretty sure he has appeared on the show and I'm looking for a source right now. --RucasHost 06:50, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I have found a reference for Joe Redner appearing on Live Prayer. Here it is:
"On my television program one night in May 2004, I deviated from my normal format which is to take live phone calls from viewers, giving them Biblical counsel for their problems and praying for them. I had as my guest Joe Redner, a Tampa businessman who is also the long-time owner of a famous strip club in Tampa. My purpose for having Joe on my program was to allow him to share his beliefs and why he feels owning and operating an adult establishment is acceptable. I am well aware that Joe has been debating this issue legally and morally for over 30 years and has his "talking points" down pat. I am also very aware that he views Christians as his enemy and the people who are "out to get him.""
Live Prayer Daily Devotional for June 1st 2005; Accessed 08-23-2007
--RucasHost 06:57, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I have removed the guests & live audiences sections

However, I'm posting them here so content can be salvaged from them and possibly added to the article later.

[edit] Guests

Occasionally, Keller has a guest on the show to talk with him about a specific subject — in addition to accepting calls from viewers. Past guests have included:

[edit] Live audiences

Four times a year, Keller invites viewers to come to the CW44 studio where Live Prayer is filmed and watch the show in person.

--RucasHost 18:04, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed split

Azumanga1 (talk · contribs) has proposed splitting the History section into a new article, Bill Keller (televangelist). [1]

Personally, I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. On one hand it could make things more confusing for readers since the topics are so inter-related, but on the other hand it could paradoxically make things less confusing for readers by allowing information about the two distinct topics to be views in two different articles.

What do the rest of you think?

--RucasHost 22:49, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

A biography of the man behind the program should be on its own page so that users can quickly and easily see what kind of a character he is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.11.12.80 (talk) 03:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed section

I removed this paragraph:

Invitation to become a Christian
Every episode of Live Prayer AM and the old late-night show ends with Keller giving his viewers an invitation to accept Jesus Christ as their lord and saviour and reciting a sinner's prayer they can copy. Finally, he asked those who accepted Jesus Christ as their lord and saviour that night to email his ministry so he can send them a book — free of charge — with information on Christianity & the Bible.

To begin with, it's unsourced. I'm not sure that secondary a source for that is even likely to exist, but it might. In as much as it reports on the primary source, the word choice his problematic as it endorses the Christian position, and is likely to offend those of other faiths. Also, I don't think this should be in its own section, as it is just a description of the normal course of the show. Can we tone the language down a little, please? ←BenB4 11:45, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't see how anyone could be offended by that section, please explain. --RucasHost 01:32, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
The choice of words "accept/ed Jesus Christ as their lord and savior" is favorably biased jargon because it has special meaning to believers and wouldn't ordinarily be used by non-believers, like putting "PBUH" after Muhammad's name, which was decided against. Can we say "become/became a Christian" instead? ←BenB4 18:03, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
No, we cannot. In fact that is more biased. Not all "Christians" believe that accepting Jesus Christ is how you become a Christian. For example, Mormons (which are "Christian" according to the Wikipedia article, even though I personally don't consider them to be) have something else and Catholics believe that you become a Catholic through baptism (whereas most protestants use some sort of declaration of faith instead, like the sinner's prayer on the show). --RucasHost 22:07, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I have restored the old paragraph until we can come to a consensus here. --RucasHost 22:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
It says he's evangelical in the first line of the article. Are people going to be confused by "become a Christian"? ←BenB4 15:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Probably not, but it's offensive to Catholics for Wikipedia to assume that's how you become a Christian. --RucasHost 22:27, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bill Keller needs his own page

Keller may be better known than his programs. I think this page would be better named as a Bill Keller page, with Live Prayer as a sub-section. It still reads as a bit of a puff piece. I became aware of his existence as a result of his video to Osama bin Laden. This video will raise his profile.

What denomination ordained him?

Liberty University - The deceased Jerry Falwell's School —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.204.74.59 (talk) 05:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC) Robert1947 21:01, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

I didn't know LU ordained people. I thought it just granted degrees? --profg 18:09, 3 October 2007 (UTC)