Today.

Now.

It's long overdue.  And with the government's current economic woes, do they (do "we," actually) really need to be funding a television and radio network?

--Mike 

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What bugs me in this story is not so much the special that "debunks" what's in the Bible (I'm used to seeing it, and I accept that it will always be there because that's the way the world is, my tax dollars supporting it notwithstanding).

What bugs me initially is the Hollywood Reporter article itself. What from the start, it say, "Maher's closer to the truth." Where's the attribution? It could have said "according to the makers of a new documentary on the Old Testament" (I use the term "documentary" loosely here) and the story itself would have been okay. But it just comes out and states the filmmakers' points with no attribution, like they are right in their conclusions, no point in arguing otherwise.  Pretty sad stuff.

And P.J., you're right. Where's the "documentary" on the Koran's origins, or any other religious text? 

Oh, yes--PBS.  That's the network whose highest ratings come from reruns of "Fawlty Towers", isn't it?

Bill Maher, PBS, and the Hollywood Reporter--now that's a reliable triumverate on spiritual matters.

Here's the summation for those who aren't up with their history:

Judaism = the Foundation
Christianity = the Completion
Islam = the Corruption

Betcha won't find that on PBS anytime soon.

"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me

Hockeykid:  That's brilliant!

Bill Maher is the biggest, most pompus religious bigot on television today.

What, exactly is his experience with theology?  What has he studied to obtain his point of view?

Answer: The inaccurate, hyped, hypocritical, and biased stereotypes of religious folk paraded by atheists, the MSM, and the anti-religious left for eons.

The arguments Maher uses are the same ones used by anti-religious folk two millena.  The only difference is the people spouting the ignorant rhetoric have technology that makes their stupidity easily accessible.

Anywhere, anytime, I'm willing to debate Maher on religion.  I'll spank him like a rented mule.

It is rare when the Israelites <B>didn't</B> have idols, high altars, etc.  Seriously, G-d constantly punished them for their failing faith.  Philistines, Assyrians, Babalonians, etc. all got their chance to humiliate the Israelites.

It reminds me of the faux-outrage when the founder of Jews for Jesus said terrorism may be a punishment from G-d.  He always used other tribes and wars to try to get through to the Jews of the Old Testament.  It would follow, if you are Jewish, that G-d is still likely to use the same tactic.

Regarding the authenticity, I'm reminded of what my mentor said about it.  If there is no compelling reason to read the text another way, then humble yourself and accept it as truth.  Cast a skeptical eye and examine for clarity and accuracy, but be mindful that you don't allow pride in your own intellect to cloud your faith.  In other words, don't fall in love with your own sense of intelligence, because it can lead to you missing big and small errors.

This show strikes me as completely and utterly 'religulous.' Now I finally understand that Bill Maher, and apparently PBS, are the personifications of what 'religulous' means and is.

Equality I guess in full swing. And most of his jewish liberal audience probably agrees or is too engulfed in liberalism to want to object. Maher is a pathetic individual who loves to pick fights against those that are safe to do so.

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire

Bill Maher and PBS are nothign but angry people running from God and obviously ignorant of bible history. The damage they will do and the people they will lead astray by their ignorant statements will all be added to their list of offenses for which they will be held accountable and have to pay for for eternity.

If Bill and PBS REALLY cared abotu finding the truth, they would be blown away by the accuracy of hte bible, and discover that the bible, written over many centuries by many different individuals, all working 'in the spirit' translating God's own word, is so concise and acccurate that no other book in history can match it's authenticity and preciseness.

As well- Bill and PBS obviously choose to ignore that ALL of the 600 or so prophesies and to be specific, the 60 or so prophesies concerning Christ Himself, came 100% true- At best- a psychic can only get around 40% of their 'predictions' and visions correct. Can Bill Maher and PBS explain that away too? No- I didn't think so- they'd much rather just bask in their own 'intellect' by taking only the more vague and obscure portions of biblical history and trying to rip those apart by using petty moot word anomylies as their basis of 'evidence', but htere again- had they chose to actually do any indepth investigations, they would discover that htese annomylies are not what they first appear to be, and that the passages that they childishly take out of context make perfect sense when rendered correctly and in context.

Bill and PBS are nothign but petty little children stomping hteir feet with their hands over hteir ears lest they actually HEAR the word of God and discover the truth. Anyone can make up lies when IGNORING the glaring truth set before them

And just for hte record- you can NOT win with ignorant people like Bill and PBS- Everytime you DISPROVE their rediculous claims, they simply look at you with htat blank stare that only simpleton can give, and they completely ignore what you just said as though it had no merrit, and they come right back with another totally outrageous accusation as htough you'd not said a thing. These people simply have no shame- no sense of self worth, and no scruples at all. When caught in lies, they deny they are caught, and try to cover up their obvious ignorance with one other lie on top of their previous ones- The fool is a shameless person who refuses to acknowledge the truth regardless of how many facts you throw at them disputing their assinine claims

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So, why is it that every now and again, there is some give media frenzy over some supposedly new things that is suppose to show the Bible to be false?

First, I wonder how much of what they will show has already been shown numerous times to be wrong?

Second, how long before most or all of the claims made on the show are shown to be wrong?

Three, how long will we have to wait for PBS to correct itself? 

"Thoroughly worldly people never understand even the world; they rely altogether on a few cynical maxims which are not true."

Chesterton, Orthodoxy 

Barry Garron of Hollywood Reporter/al Reuters dutifully begins his "report" (i.e., atheist editorial): "Bill Maher, on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," frequently refers to the Old Testament of the Bible as the Book of Jewish Fairy Tales. The description might anger the pious and the fundamentalists, but guess what? Maher's close to the truth."

"Maher's close to the truth"?  The evidence provided by Garron to support that assertion?  Answer:  Garron and PBS's Nova say so.

That's why I was going on about the lack of attribution there. He attributes to someone connected to the filmming or PBS, and he is for the most part in the clear, having told the story. He then allows the filmmakers to be celebrated or hung by their own words and claims, rather than him making the claim.

The formerly conservative Republican Party had its chance to completely de-fund the Proletariat Broadcasting Service, but when push came to shove, they did what they do best:

They whiffed.

Now that the Social Democrats are in charge, I bet PBS's budget is probably going to double, if not triple, and should the vote be a tie in the Senate, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if McCain was to cast the tie-breaking vote - in favor of PBS.

-Dave

Did this country just elect Obama/Biden, or was it Soros/Ayers?