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Course Debunking Intelligent Design Canceled

Posted by Hemos on from the too-bad dept.

Thib writes "As widely reported everywhere, University of Kansas chairman of religious studies Paul Mirecki has withdrawn the "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and Other Religious Mythologies" course that he was preparing for the upcoming Spring semester. From the AP: "Mirecki recently sent an e-mail to members of a student organization in which he referred to religious conservatives as "fundies" and said a course depicting intelligent design as mythology would be a "nice slap in their big fat face." He later apologized, and did so again Thursday in a statement issued by the university." Mirecki was inspired to offer the course after the Kansas Board of Education moved to back intelligent design in state science standards in November."

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  1. Kansas by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

    The trouble with Kansas is; you can click your heels three times and repeat "There's no place like home", but you'll still end up in Kansas.

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  2. a little background... by Bozzio · · Score: 3, Funny

    FSM
    'nuff said.

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