Then there is also the "Jesus Seminar" Crowd that do pretty much the same. I see them on PBS. And NBC is going to use them tonight on a "special" two-hour Dateline NBC with Stoned Phillips about the "Last Days of Jesus" and ABC with Peter Jennings about the Apostle Paul. Look for the "Jesus Seminar" Biblical scholars (some with their collars) to make Jesus out to be more a political figure or some "cult figure" more than the anointed Son of God.
Also, do a Google on "The Jesus Seminar" to get an idea what this crowd is all about. The liberal media like to use them a lot.
Here are a couple goo sites: