The strange tale of Paul Mirecki
By Michelle Malkin
December 18, 2005

Paul Mirecki -- the Kansas University religious studies professor who derided Christian fundamentalists as "fundies" -- is a strange man with strange tales of alleged persecution. Contrary to his knee-jerk defenders on the left, it is not bigoted, hateful, or intolerant for me to scrutinize his story. It's rational.

The professor first created controversy in November after penning an unhinged e-mail message expressing his desire to deliver a "slap" to the "big fat face" of the "fundies" by teaching an intelligent design course "as a religious studies class under the category 'mythology.' " The message was sent to the mailing list of the university's Society of Open-Minded (snort) Atheists and Agnostics. Mr. Mirecki signed his taunting diatribe "Evil Dr. P." These are the words of an individual more than a few cards short of a full deck.

After his remarks were publicized, KU canceled the proposed course. Mr. Mirecki was forced to apologize. And then, out of the blue, It Happened. The rest