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Mirecki hospitalized after beating (KU Relig. prof. who mocked religion)
Lawrence Journal World ^
| 12/05/05
| Ron Knox
Posted on 12/05/2005 8:13:08 PM PST by Will_Zurmacht
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To: grey_whiskers
I see.
Interesting rationalization.
I am not convinced that it happened, but if it did, I expect a lot of crow to be eaten by those who are currently dancing in our virtual streets over this beating.
621
posted on
12/06/2005 8:37:20 PM PST
by
highball
("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
But, hey...I'm sure that if you'd been there when Jesus said "let he who is without sin cast the first stone," you'd have had that rock downrange in under a second. Given the vitriol evidenced on the crevo threads, it's more like:
Let he who has run out of stones commit the first sin.
Cheers!
622
posted on
12/06/2005 8:48:16 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
So, have you killed any abortionists, or are you the sort who's too cowardly to do your own dirty work? Actually, if you think about it, the abortionists have prob'ly killed a considerable number of (would-have-been future) abortionists.
Occupation-based Darwin awards aplenty.
623
posted on
12/06/2005 8:51:42 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: MeanWestTexan
It ends with Jesus picking the adulteress up, then saying, "Now go and sin no more." Except in Bill Clinton's Revised EditionTM, it says
"Now go and sin some more"
Cheers!
624
posted on
12/06/2005 9:00:02 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Right Wing Professor
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!
625
posted on
12/06/2005 9:06:44 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: F.J. Mitchell
Whatever my case is, it's curable. Stupidity is a lifetime condition that only grows worse with age. --reminiscent of the fine old W.C. Fields retort ending with "...but I'll be sober in the morning!"
Cheers!
626
posted on
12/06/2005 9:08:33 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: highball
Not a rationalization. I just don't have enough information to feel comfortable with a firm decision yet.
The old fashioned "I don't know."
Kind of in short supply on these threads...
Cheers!
627
posted on
12/06/2005 9:12:10 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: F.J. Mitchell
So what have we to be ashamed of pray tell.You ought to be ashamed of those who endorse act.
628
posted on
12/06/2005 9:15:55 PM PST
by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: PatrickHenry
well...
can't say I dismiss this story, but...
can't say I don't have "what's the frequency, Kenneth" looping through my noggin upon reading it.
629
posted on
12/06/2005 9:53:11 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: Will_Zurmacht
Can he tell just which version of the bible they thumped him with?
To: Right Wing Professor
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.
631
posted on
12/07/2005 2:12:00 AM PST
by
puroresu
(Conservatism is an observation; Liberalism is an ideology)
To: highball; RadioAstronomer; Right Wing Professor
those who are currently dancing in our virtual streets over this beating.
632
posted on
12/07/2005 3:52:46 AM PST
by
PatrickHenry
(Virtual Ignore for trolls, lunatics, dotards, common scolds, & incurable ignoramuses.)
To: kimosabe31
"So why are we fighting a war on terror and not on abortion."
So what's stopping YOU from being the great big war hero, aside from the fact that, by your own publicly-expressed standard, you're a physical and moral coward?
633
posted on
12/07/2005 4:09:15 AM PST
by
BeHoldAPaleHorse
(MORE COWBELL! MORE COWBELL! (CLANK-CLANK-CLANK))
To: CarolinaGuitarman
I DO have a moral anchor . . .Yeah. The same "moral anchor" that supports the establishment of university classes dedicated to the ridicule of other peoples beliefs. The same "moral anchor" that equates a light pummeling with terrorism.
Maybe if you'd pull that "moral anchor" out of your behind I'll loosen that vice grip on my head.
To: Fester Chugabrew
"The same "moral anchor" that equates a light pummeling with terrorism."
I think you need to reread post 461 before you make such idiotic statements. I am equating bombing abortion clinics and the other acts of Eric Rudolph with terrorism, because THAT is what they are. THAT is what the other creationist posters have been defending here, explicitly. How say you?
635
posted on
12/07/2005 5:30:10 AM PST
by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
To: puroresu
I don't think you have anything to worry about from us Christians, professor. Not here. I think the people on this thread opining Mirecki was not beaten enough, or comparing him gleefully with the 'little queer' in Wyoming, or celebrating the life of Eric Rudolph (who, let's recall, also bombed Olympic Park and a gay disco), are gasbags who'd run like dye in a cheap shirt if they heard a car backfire.
But telling me the fire is a little cooler than the frying pan isn't very inviting, A colleague of mine in a University 100 miles south of mine man, and I stress the word, have been beaten by one of you lot for speaking out, however immaturely he did so. You'll pardon me if I make up my own mind whether y'all are threats.
To: CarolinaGuitarman
I am equating bombing abortion clinics and the other acts of Eric Rudolph with terrorism . . .You're bringing terrorism into a thread about some loon who got beat up. Why? You may be a master baiter, but I'm not taking the bait. At bottom you support professors who set up classes to ridicule the beliefs of others, and then think it odd that such a professor might suffer a little punishment at the hands of other fools. You further would like to paint all Christians as complicit in such foolery, which in turn makes you no different than this goofy professor, complicit in his attempts at ridiculing others, and complicit in his attempts at painting all Christians with the broad brush of terrorism.
Your chest-beating "disgust" is hollow and disgusting in itself.
To: Fester Chugabrew
"You're bringing terrorism into a thread about some loon who got beat up. Why?"
I didn't bring it up, someone else did. Learn to read, Fester.
"At bottom you support professors who set up classes to ridicule the beliefs of others, and then think it odd that such a professor might suffer a little punishment at the hands of other fools. You further would like to paint all Christians as complicit in such foolery, which in turn makes you no different than this goofy professor, complicit in his attempts at ridiculing others, and complicit in his attempts at painting all Christians with the broad brush of terrorism."
You're making yourself look even more foolish than normal, which is a feat in itself.
"Your chest-beating "disgust" is hollow and disgusting in itself."
Your inability to disavow the support of Eric Rudolph made by certain of your creationist buddies is disgusting.
638
posted on
12/07/2005 6:08:03 AM PST
by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
To: Right Wing Professor
A colleague of mine in a University 100 miles south of mine man, and I stress the wordI guess if you're going to stress the word, you should spell it right.
A colleague of mine in a University 100 miles south of mine may, and I stress the word
To: grey_whiskers
LOL! W.C. did have a way with words.
640
posted on
12/07/2005 6:48:42 AM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Okay, bring our troops home. But don't feign suprise when the terrorists tag along.)
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