Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
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Kenneth Montgomery Keillor is a Canadian
Canada
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 musical artist, author and politician of Scottish
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 descent. He is a born again, fundamentalist Christian
Christian
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 and a student of bible prophecy, cults and religions. His website Kenneth Montgomery Keillor , while somewhat autobiographical in nature, is primarily dedicated to his Christian studies and sharing the gospel message of eternal salvation through repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ.

Keillor has worked as an advocate, investigative analyst and counsellor and prevailed as defense counsel in major criminal cases in British Columbia
British Columbia
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 courts. He was a postmaster for Canada Post
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 for eighteen years.

Keillor has written and self-published three books: Post Mortem (1996), Analysis (1998) and his autobiography The Clawing Tree (1999).

He has thrice campaigned for the mayoralty of Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. He also sought election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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 in the electoral district of Abbotsford-Clayburn
Abbotsford-Clayburn
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 as founder and president of, and candidate for the Freedom Party of British Columbia
Freedom Party of British Columbia
The Freedom Party of British Columbia is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Several of its policies are based on fundamentalist Christian values....

.

Keillor has performed live at music venues such as the New Music West festival in Vancouver
Vancouver
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. He has composed over 300 songs and co-produced and published a CD entitled The Punks, featuring himself and other musical artists singing and performing his own compositions.

Keillor resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

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