Kansas Prof. Apologizes for E-Mail [referred to religious conservatives as "fundies" ....]

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[Sub-Driver]

Kansas Prof. Apologizes for E-Mail

11 minutes ago

A University of Kansas religion professor apologized for an e-mail that referred to religious conservatives as "fundies" and said a course describing intelligent design as mythology would be a "nice slap in their big fat face."

In a written apology Monday, Paul Mirecki, chairman of the university's Religious Studies Department, said he would teach the planned class "as a serious academic subject and in an manner that respects all points of view."

The department faculty approved the course Monday but changed its title. The course, originally called "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationisms and other Religious Mythologies," will instead be called "Intelligent Design and Creationism."

The class was added to next spring's curriculum after the Kansas State Board of Education decided to include more criticism of evolution in its standards for science teaching. The vote was seen as a big win for proponents of intelligent design, who argue that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power.

Critics say intelligent design is merely creationism — a literal reading of the Bible's story of creation — camouflaged in scientific language.

Mirecki's e-mail was sent Nov. 19 to members of the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics, a student organization for which he serves as faculty adviser.

"The fundies (fundamentalists) want it all taught in a science class, but this will be a nice slap in their big fat face by teaching it as a religious studies class under the category mythology."

Mirecki addressed the message to "my fellow damned" and signed off with: "Doing my part to (tick) off the religious right, Evil Dr. P."

[jwalsh07]

I've warned you before never to post to me, here,at post 25. After that, you did it again, here at post 19. The sooner you're banned, but better this website will be.

LOL, did Patrick purchase FR from Jim?

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I'd rather be a fundie than a faggie.

[cornelis]

As such, evolution can say nothing of them.

There is a something called social darwinism; you might be interested.

[whattajoke]

If someone comes up with a theory that explains away IC

It's difficult for me to imagine how you could screw up so much in so few words. Sure, scientists are suddenly going to start designing experiments to prove negatives. Right. We'll get right on that. Here's my hypothesis: frgoff continues to post ridiculous things, therefore, there is no intelligent design.

[whattajoke]

So wait... this guy isn't qualified to teach this ID course. Are you implying a true Christian would be more qualified? But ID isn't Christian, right? I'm so very confused.

("whattajoke" is my "confused" moniker, in case Mamzelle is taking more notes. Mwuhuhuuhuhuhuhuuhhhhh)

[editor-surveyor]

"How do you reconcile these statements with the famous Wedge Document"

Why bother, I.D. is bunk just as much as evolution is, since it merely attempts to put a bandaid on a totally flawed idea. An "intelligent designer" would have to be a moron to invent evolution. Where's the intelligence?

[Luircin]

Please. This has been refuted so often it's just sad. Do some homework before throwing up this weak old argument...

So what refutations are we talking about here?

[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP

[Dimensio]

There is a something called social darwinism; you might be interested.

No, I'm not interested. Social Darwinism is not a logical extension of the theory of evolution. It is an attempt to pervert a legitimate explanation of events in biological systems to justify a morally bankrupt social structure.

[P-Marlowe]

Since she refused to follow the rules and not post to people who requested not to be posted to.

Since when is that a rule?

Does that mean that if I post stuff you disagree with, that I can request that you not respond. Doesn't that give me a free reign to freely spam the thread with any opinion or misinformation that I want without any fear of being called on it?

Is that why you guys don't want certain posters to post to you anymore?

BTW aNYCguy, sorry about wasting ten seconds of your valuable time.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

" Since when is that a rule?"

Since JimRob said it was. When asked repeatedly not to post to someone, it is against the rules to post to them.

[editor-surveyor]

"You refer to their propensity for having the gall to post actual scientific evidence"

Strange sense of humor? - Evolutionists abhor all evidence, and rely on academic dogma to support their positions. On FR evo's have a perfect record of avoiding all evidence that is contradictory to their positions, which is all of the evidence.

[Right Wing Professor]

Why was Sea Lion banned?

[Right Wing Professor]

Doesn't that give me a free reign to freely spam the thread with any opinion or misinformation that I want without any fear of being called on it?

No one says you can't follow up, genius, you just set the to: line to 'All' or to nobody.

[P-Marlowe]

Since JimRob said it was. When asked repeatedly not to post to someone, it is against the rules to post to them.

Well the Admin Moderator doesn't seem to mind.

[eleni121]

Stop trying to ban people who disagree with you---you behave like that fascist English prof who threatened the student who wanted a conservative speaker on campus.

By the way--I am on your banned list so do not respond to me.

[longshadow]

Smells like somebody has a case of Dutch Courage tonite...

[Right Wing Professor]

Didn't you instruct Ichneumon not to ping you?

Double standards are funny, aren't they?

[P-Marlowe]

No one says you can't follow up, genius, you just set the to: line to 'All' or to nobody.

Golly, being called a "genius" by a "nobody." I don't know whether to be honored or ashamed.

[Right Wing Professor]

You know what annoys me? Idiots who write 'free reign', unaware that the phrase refers to equestrianism. They did it on Fox News this morning, before I'd even had my first cup of coffee. I knew it was going to be a bad day.