tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post1630036339989779375..comments2023-10-28T06:19:33.110-04:00Comments on Current.org Blog: Exclusive: Dismissals at Alabama PTV linked to concerns over proposed broadcast of videos from religious rightDruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04113068910907963072noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-66382366329908244012012-06-16T17:48:46.000-04:002012-06-16T17:48:46.000-04:00Google the Paul Harvey piece on Barton at religion...Google the Paul Harvey piece on Barton at religiondispatches.org. and Read Giberson and Stephens The Anointed. They have the goods on Bartonfoxofbamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329204323614353093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-1668312646387703362012-06-15T10:56:30.666-04:002012-06-15T10:56:30.666-04:00This is an outrage that will not be greeted with o...This is an outrage that will not be greeted with outrage by the conservative media in Alabama. Your story has been linked here: http://www.locustfork.net/GWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565424494081446529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-20188587072920746222012-06-15T08:14:48.454-04:002012-06-15T08:14:48.454-04:00The fact that David Barton is an evangelical Chris...The fact that David Barton is an evangelical Christian, a historical revisionist, and a liar is not the worst of it.<br /><br />More than anything, he is a Dominionist who believes his own salvation in the afterlife depends fully on his establishing theocracies across earth.<br /><br />He will never cease his march to make Christian theology the law, and to outlaw everything and everyone else.<br /><br />Constant vigilance is needed to detect, expose, and thwart his efforts.Ned Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472216196387149342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-76876822213135012222012-06-15T07:23:32.528-04:002012-06-15T07:23:32.528-04:00This is a pretty frightening development. The Chri...This is a pretty frightening development. The Christian Dominionists' attempts to control American culture continue unabated. We might as well rename this country The United States of Christ and get it over with.PolishBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852002327139965654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-87730902147048490432012-06-14T14:28:57.674-04:002012-06-14T14:28:57.674-04:00Barton is the worst kind of pseudo-historian - som...Barton is the worst kind of pseudo-historian - someone who believes that the soothing panacea of his version of events is worth all the revisionism, context issues, errors, and lies. What an ENORMOUS crock to fire these people for their failure to take this single minded proselytizer and his traveling agitprop circus seriously.Robert McCraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021360340012356165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-27911667735262683062012-06-14T14:18:32.189-04:002012-06-14T14:18:32.189-04:00This is very troubling. Allan has been a leader in...This is very troubling. Allan has been a leader in public broadcasting for many years. <br />I admire his deep commitment to public service media, and all he’s accomplished for education and public safety in Alabama. <br />I also have the greatest respect for his judgment, and unwavering commitment to editorial integrity and the public trust.mbreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747508340848023131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-16016426836132049082012-06-14T13:08:18.272-04:002012-06-14T13:08:18.272-04:00Good story, Dru. Sorry to hear about this.Good story, Dru. Sorry to hear about this.mbarzilaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031513981453732712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-82809135590165845632012-06-14T02:16:32.148-04:002012-06-14T02:16:32.148-04:00I don't think Alabama has Congressional distri...I don't think Alabama has Congressional districts, do they? I think they call them Congregational districts down there. Which explains some things.<br /><br />I've seen some of Barton's videos and their outrageous claims on YouTube. He's a despicable history revisionist, crafting lies that believers deeply want to believe and are willing to give up independent thought and fact-based history in order to craft the world in which they want to live.<br /><br />Congratulations to Pizzato for sticking up for truth and reality in public media programming. It's just too bad the religious ideologues got the upper hand. But in Alabama, what can you expect?John Proffitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047062942402737006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-16939772845380255472012-06-14T00:24:57.146-04:002012-06-14T00:24:57.146-04:00I'm so upset to hear of these firings. Alan an...I'm so upset to hear of these firings. Alan and Pauline had the best interest of APT at heart and this situation illustrates just how much Governor Bentley is politicizing public television in the state of Alabama.KJ4473https://www.blogger.com/profile/14361807326513292736noreply@blogger.com