Posted on 08/24/2007 8:46:37 PM PDT by restornu
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Christian televangelist who harshly criticizes Islam and other religions said Friday that his late-night program is being pulled off the air because of pressure from a Muslim group.
Earlier this month, officials from the Council on American Islamic Relations wrote a letter to the TV station's owners asking for an investigation of the show it broadcasts, "Live Prayer with Bill Keller."
In a May 2 broadcast, the televangelist said Islam was a "1,400-year-old lie from the pits of hell" and called the Prophet Mohammed a "murdering pedophile." He also called the Koran a "book of fables and a book of lies."
Council officials asked for equal air time for Florida Muslims to counter Keller's comments, but never got the chance.
The hourlong show, which airs nightly at 1 a.m., is broadcast on WTOG-TV, a CBS-owned station that airs the CW network locally. WTOG station manager Laura Caruso said the decision to end Keller's contract was a programming one, made by station executives and the televangelist.
But after speaking with CBS executives, the Islamic group claimed credit for Keller's demise. His last broadcast will be Aug. 31.
"They really based their decision upon our letter," said Ramzy Kilic, the group's civil rights coordinator. "They really did not know that Bill Keller was involved with this kind of anti-Muslim rhetoric."
Keller said his "Bible-based" message hasn't changed in the five years the program has aired.
"(CAIR) intimidated the folks in New York, and the folks in New York caved in," Keller said.
Keller said he is starting a new morning TV show on another Tampa Bay area station that will debut Sept. 3.
This sounds right to me too.
This is the youtube of Bill Keller Announces Termination of TV Show brought to you by Tampa CAIRs Bedier
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xg4mYGAc8G4
How much longer do we have to placate Muslims whose “faith” is nothing more than a cult of killers!
Bill Keller’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Hate
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bF33pcljDRU&mode=related&search=
Is this a good enough precedent to get the Koran banned? Why mete it special treatment? To the secular State, it is just a book.
“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last day, nor
hold the forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and
his messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth from
among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jiziyah
with willing submission. And feel themselves subdued.”
-at-Taubah 9:29
Florida Muslim Home Set on Fire, Hate Messages Left
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FomPoGlSzWQ&NR=1
Now who ever did this to the Muslim is Just as bad as Cair!
Words are one thing but his act is distrubing because it is stir up hate and maybe even roits.
Oh My Prayers are needed...
Even though that preacher had a right to Free Speech he was not wise because his words could get innocent people as a target and killed.
Straight out of the demorats playbook.
Ping.
It’s 2007, six years after 9/11. Why does CAIR still exist?
A lack of will on the part of our leaders.
For one thing, we seem to want to make a point: we’re tolerant, and they’re not. There’s trouble in this notion. Deep trouble.
Its ok though because if God is for this guy who can be against him?
Definately some fuzzy thinking..
Good point. Wasn't Paul who said the same thing?
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