They knew who he was when he confronted them. They could have recognized him as that ay-thee-yust egghead. You don't know they knew that before they stopped.
So was the prof stopping over for a little rumble, too?
My wife told me today she's scared it's exactly the kind of thing I'd do. And living in this part of the country, you really don't expect violence.
May I respectfully suggest that you stay on Free Republic to exercise your Free-Speech-Rights-to-Flame-People-on-a-moment's-noticeTM?
From what I've seen of you on your blog, it doesn't seem like you'd do too well in a physcial altercation.
Unless of course you practice your Second Amendment rights, too ;-)
Cheers!
I don't think you have anything to worry about from us Christians, professor.
But if we were gone, and it was you vs. Islam, without us to defend Western Civilization, you might have some worries. You secularists are doing a pointedly lousy job of defending Western values in France, Canada, Holland, Sweden, and anyplace else Islam has taken root. You might think about the consequences of a society where it's atheism vs. Islam. Only a fool would bet against the Mullahs.