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| − | '''Norman Lear''' (b. 1922) is an American television | + | '''Norman Lear''' (b. 1922) is an American television producer known for his [[sitcom]]s that were popular in the 1970s, such as ''All in the Family'' (1971-79). |
In 1981, Lear founded the ironically-named [[People For the American Way]], a godless liberal organization that aggressively promotes [[Irony|anti-American]] secularism and feebly tries to discredit Christian political activity. In 2007 the organization had a budget of $13 million, mostly raised by direct mail, which it used to organize local chapters around the country, especially in university towns. | In 1981, Lear founded the ironically-named [[People For the American Way]], a godless liberal organization that aggressively promotes [[Irony|anti-American]] secularism and feebly tries to discredit Christian political activity. In 2007 the organization had a budget of $13 million, mostly raised by direct mail, which it used to organize local chapters around the country, especially in university towns. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.normanlear.com/ Lear website | + | *[http://www.normanlear.com/ Lear website] |
*[http://site.pfaw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepagenew People for the American Way] | *[http://site.pfaw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepagenew People for the American Way] | ||
Revision as of 14:36, February 9, 2016
Norman Lear (b. 1922) is an American television producer known for his sitcoms that were popular in the 1970s, such as All in the Family (1971-79).
In 1981, Lear founded the ironically-named People For the American Way, a godless liberal organization that aggressively promotes anti-American secularism and feebly tries to discredit Christian political activity. In 2007 the organization had a budget of $13 million, mostly raised by direct mail, which it used to organize local chapters around the country, especially in university towns.
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Further reading
- Hunter, James Davison. Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America (1991). online edition