Bill Moyers took extreme exception to Dr. E. Calvin Beisner's suggestion that Moyers sought to use his television programs to help Democrats retake Congress -- and threatened a defamation suit. Dr. Beisner, through counsel, rejects Moyers' demand for a retraction and "desires to attempt to restore that relationship outside of the civil courts as Christians are admonished to do." Beisner adds, "While I understood from the conversation that he was a Democrat, I accept his representation that he is an independent." More on Instapundit here and Southern Appeal here.