Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-10 Thread Will Linden
for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked For those who care, an update: http://www.kansan.com/stories/2005/dec/07/ne_mirecki/ Seems like there might be more to this story. Luke Meier Visiting Assistant Professor of Law University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law

RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-08 Thread Will Linden
. . . of the victim? Eugene -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luke Meier Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:47 AM To: 'Law Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked For those who care, an update: http

RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-08 Thread Will Linden
As Arthur Dent would say, this must be some strange sense of open-minded I was not previously familiar with. At 06:43 PM 12/7/05 -0600, you wrote: Mirecki's critics then discovered e-mails from a listserv operated by the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics in which Mirecki mocked

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-08 Thread Francis Beckwith
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luke Meier Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:47 AM To: 'Law Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked For those who care, an update: http://www.kansan.com/stories/2005/dec/07/ne_mirecki

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-08 Thread Ed Brayton
Francis Beckwith wrote: The problem is that methodological naturalism prevents us from detecting a hate crime, since hate is an immaterial property had by agents that can only be inferred from behavior, speech, etc. Other minds cannot be observed, just inferred by analogy, like the traditional

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-08 Thread rjlipkin
on stcynic@crystalauto.comTo: Law Religion issues for Law Academics religionlaw@lists.ucla.eduSent: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:47:25 -0500Subject: Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked Francis Beckwith wrote:The problem is that methodological naturalism prevents us from detecting a"hate"

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-08 Thread rjlipkin
on stcynic@crystalauto.comTo: Law Religion issues for Law Academics religionlaw@lists.ucla.eduSent: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:47:25 -0500Subject: Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked Francis Beckwith wrote:The problem is that methodological naturalism prevents us from detecting a"hate"

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-07 Thread Rick Duncan
I hope the police investigate this assault with great vigor. If true, the thugs should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.But the alleged circumstances just seem a little fishy to me (the timing pf the alleged attack cuts in more ways than one, no?). I hope the authorities get to

RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-07 Thread Luke Meier
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad M Pardee Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:49 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked Shameful and shocking. This is the story as it appeared in the KU campus newspaper. http://www.kansan.com/stories/2005/dec/06

RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-07 Thread Volokh, Eugene
] On Behalf Of Luke Meier Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:47 AM To: 'Law Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked For those who care, an update: http://www.kansan.com/stories/2005/dec/07/ne_mirecki/ Seems like there might be more to this story. Luke

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-07 Thread Ed Brayton
Volokh, Eugene wrote: Thanks very much, but this update seems quite mysterious -- does anyone know *why* the attack is now not labeled a hate crime? Is it because the police didn't believe that the attack was motivated by his decision to teach the anti-ID class? I can't speak for the

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-07 Thread Will Linden
It may seem conveniently timed But as they say, original sin is the only Christian doctrine wich can be verified by reading the papers. I hope the police investigate this assault with great vigor. If true, the thugs should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But the

RE: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-07 Thread Larry Darby
in ancient Mediterranean cultures, religions and languages. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Brayton Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:21 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked Volokh

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-06 Thread Brad M Pardee
Shameful and shocking. This is the story as it appeared in the KU campus newspaper. http://www.kansan.com/stories/2005/dec/06/mirecki/ I completely agree with the following quote from the article: Sen. Kay OConnor (R-Olathe), who has strongly criticized Mirecki for his e-mails, said whoever

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-06 Thread Ed Brayton
Friedman, Howard M. wrote: Kansas Prof. Paul Mirecki, whose scheduled, then cancelled, course opposing Creationism, was discussed on this list a few days ago, reported this morning that he was physically attacked by two men who mentioned his proposed course during