St. Petersburg Evangelist Bill Keller is one of the most controversial religious figures in Tampa Bay and the country, but he also has a big following, as the leader of the world’s largest interactive Christian websites, liveprayer.com.
The Christian conservative, who has angered gays and Muslims with incendiary comments in the past, is all set for more culture war by launching his '9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" which would be built two blocks from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.
The website contains some of Keller's most insensitive commentaries, such as one titled, "The False Religion of Islam and the Courage to Tell One Billion People They are Going to Hell."
Keller says that he'll begin preaching every near Sunday near Ground Zero (at the Marriott at 85 West Street in New York) until the $8 billion 9/11 Christian Center finds a permanent home.
This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2010.