Mirecki May Sue; Athiest Group Grows
Paul Mirecki, the KU prof so eager to use a college course on intelligent design to put a "nice slap" into the "big fat face" of "fundies," has hired a lawyer, and may be planning to sue the university.
"Yeah, of course I've hired a lawyer," Mirecki told the Daily Kansan, a student newspaper. "You have to protect yourself." (via Nexis)
What did the university do that he would sue over? He had a serious error in judgment that reflected negatively on the university, especially since he was dean of the religious studies department. His grounds for a lawsuit would have to be something along the line of, "It's OK for the dean of a major religious studies department to publicly denigrate the largest religion on campus, in the US, yea, even to the ends of the earth."
Mirecki's tale underscores how secularism and victimization tend to go hand in hand. Someone who is his own god typically isn't particularly open to learning lessons to improve his godliness. Christians and Jews see in errors times of suffering opportunities to grow, to change direction, or just to honor God, even if confused and angry about the suffering.
Other religions may be the same. Mirecki, as a religion prof, should know the answer. But he stands as testimony that learning and benefitting from learning are two very different things.
Meanwhile, the student group Mirecki was formerly the advisor of, the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics (SOMA), is growing. Mirecki's fable generated a lot of publicity, and they're making the most of it.
They're going to auction off their souls to raise money for charity, and are planning to bring a speaker to campus for Darwin Day. (It's Feb. 14 if you, like me, didn't know there was a Darwin Day.)
"Yeah, of course I've hired a lawyer," Mirecki told the Daily Kansan, a student newspaper. "You have to protect yourself." (via Nexis)
What did the university do that he would sue over? He had a serious error in judgment that reflected negatively on the university, especially since he was dean of the religious studies department. His grounds for a lawsuit would have to be something along the line of, "It's OK for the dean of a major religious studies department to publicly denigrate the largest religion on campus, in the US, yea, even to the ends of the earth."
Mirecki's tale underscores how secularism and victimization tend to go hand in hand. Someone who is his own god typically isn't particularly open to learning lessons to improve his godliness. Christians and Jews see in errors times of suffering opportunities to grow, to change direction, or just to honor God, even if confused and angry about the suffering.
Other religions may be the same. Mirecki, as a religion prof, should know the answer. But he stands as testimony that learning and benefitting from learning are two very different things.
Meanwhile, the student group Mirecki was formerly the advisor of, the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics (SOMA), is growing. Mirecki's fable generated a lot of publicity, and they're making the most of it.
They're going to auction off their souls to raise money for charity, and are planning to bring a speaker to campus for Darwin Day. (It's Feb. 14 if you, like me, didn't know there was a Darwin Day.)
posted by Laer at 8:04 AM
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