Tuesday, December 06, 2005

And They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love

Courtesy of Crooks and Liars, here's a disturbing story about an attack on the University of Kansas religious studies professor who proposed a course treating "intelligent design" as a religious myth.
A professor whose planned course on creationism and intelligent design was canceled after he sent e-mails deriding Christian conservatives was hospitalized Monday after what appeared to be a roadside beating.

University of Kansas religious studies professor Paul Mirecki said that the two men who beat him made references to the class that was to be offered for the first time this spring.

Originally called "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies," the course was canceled last week at Mirecki's request.

The class was added after the Kansas State Board of Education decided to include more criticism of evolution in science standards for elementary and secondary students.

"I didn't know them," Mirecki said of his assailants, "but I'm sure they knew me."
Way to beat the infidel, boys. If a good ass-kicking doesn't get the message of Jesus Christ across, I don't know what will. Maybe a giant cross, lit on fire and stuck in his front yard? That would demonstrate the shining light and warm embrace of true Christianity for sure!

Sheesh. I do love the irony here -- the opponents of evolution have once again proven themselves to be the least evolved people in the country.

5 comments:

Otto Man said...

I see John Cole made the same joke about the perpetrators not being evolved. I guess it was an easy one, but one we came to independently.

Isaac Carmichael said...

I can't wait to hear O'Reilly defend them...

Otto Man said...

The current tactic seems to be to deny that it happened at all. I suppose the story could be a fake, but this guy would have to be batshit crazy to beat himself up and lie about it, knowing that he'd probably end his career as a result.

Otto Man said...

Nice one.

God I miss Bill Hicks.

Thrillhous said...

Wow, two guys beat up one little college professor. They must be feeling like real big men today.