Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Living Word Fellowship (2nd nomination)


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The result was   Withdrawn In retrospect, I probably should have just wiped out this nomination instead of fixing it, but I was trying to WP:AGF on the nominator's part. The organization in question is clearly notable. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 13:34, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

The Living Word Fellowship

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Nominating for deletion due to the following points:
 * The very inception of the article appears to be based on some sort of personal grudge by the creator of the article, who in the first AFD discussion admitted himself that the subject was not notable. Wikipedia is not a soapbox.
 * An accurate article cannot be written on the Living Word Fellowship without conducting original research. The creator wrote in the AFD discussion: “It is nearly impossible to ascertain the beliefs of this church without attending regularly.” The subject’s official website says that the founder “had authored more than 11,000 recorded sermons and hundreds of written messages.” After exhaustive research, I can find no third-party source that has performed enough research to produce a reliable source on this subject.
 * “Another Gospel”, cannot be considered reliable when even reviewers on Amazon are noting glaring errors (please see debbieannconway’s review at: http://www.amazon.com/Another-Gospel-Ruth-Tucker/dp/0310404401). The book also cannot be considered neutral enough to be the foundation of an entire article as it is clear in its attempt to critique religions according to orthodox Christian beliefs and comes to conclusions based on a pre-existing agenda. Discussion was created by User:LikesPoodles who overwrote the first deletion discussion by mistake, moved here by me. I have no opinion on the article. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 01:51, 15 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong keep - There are plenty of nontrivial third-party sources describing this organization, including (but not limited to) the book Another Gospel: Cults, Alternative Religions, and the New Age Movement, the People magazine article about Tony Cox's report of his experiences, and Tony Cox's documentary film. The fact that these sources are not a sufficient basis for writing the complete and definitive story of this organization does not change the fact that the topic is notable. --Orlady (talk) 03:21, 15 October 2008 (UTC)


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