By Daniela Velázquez of TBO Published: October 1, 2007
What did the former televangelist say to the strip-club owner who talked to the Islamic activist?
TV watchers can find out when evangelist Bill Keller, Mons Venus owner Joe Redner and Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, talk about Christianity and Islam in a live debate on the Tampa Bay Community Network.
The three will be featured on "The Bleepin Truth," which airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday on Bright House Channel 20. Check local listings for other times and channels.
We're going to put a Christian, Islamic and an atheist together. ... We're going to see what happens and where the chips will fall," host Chris Krimitsos said.
Keller's paid-programming show "Live Prayer" was pulled off of the lineup of shows on WTOG, Channel 44, in August after Bedier's group, also known as CAIR, wrote a letter to the TV station's owners asking for an investigation of the show.
Station officials said the decision to end Keller's contract was a programming one, made by station executives and the televangelist.
In a broadcast May 2, the televangelist said Islam was a "1,400-year-old lie from the pits of hell" and called the Prophet Muhammad a "murdering pedophile." He also called the Quran a "book of fables and a book of lies."
Redner, who owns the Mons Venus strip club in Tampa and other adult businesses, is a free-speech advocate who has run unsuccessfully for local office. He recently announced he will run again – this time for the seat held by Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair.
We don't doctor anything up and whatever they believe will be there for everybody to see live," Krimitsos said.
Krimitsos said the show's Web site will have Tuesday's broadcast posted within 24 hours