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Line 76: The most obvious absurdity is all of the speculation about Beck trying to being a religious leader. Where is the reliable source for that fringe theory? [[User:Davidwhittle|Davidwhittle]] ([[User talk:Davidwhittle|talk]]) 07:09, 31 March 2012 (UTC) :The section mostly consists of secondary sources instead of primary sources. Sticking mostly with what Beck says would open up the door to original research. The "pointless" speculation is (for us) '''un'''original research. :The section at no point says he's trying to be a religious leader. It discusses his religious influences, and where they've driven his career. Please quote what gave you that impression that the section is about him trying to be a religious leader. :The first paragraph consists of things he's said about how religion has affected his life. :The second paragraph consists of how others believe Mormonism has affected his broadcasting style, and Beck's response. Each view is properly attributed to each person. :The third is about different evangelical criticisms of him, again attributed to each person, which does contain one person's attributed view regarding the disparity between political and religious agreement that happens to use the phrase "religious leader." In the context given in our article (without having to check the source), it does not appear that he is being portrayed as some sort of Mormon pope or some sort of cult leader, but "religious leader" in the sense he is a political leader: someone who people turn to for guidance on those matters. :The fourth is about how some Conservative Christians are not concerned with Beck's religion in the face of political agreement, again, attributed to the individuals that give those views. :The last paragraph regards interactions with Billy Graham. :I'm not really seeing how you're getting a grand sense of the article trying to portray Beck as some sort of cult leader. :[[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson|talk]]) 01:43, 1 April 2012 (UTC) | |||