Religious extremists target academics

From today's Chicago Tribune:

Creationism-as-myth professor beaten

LAWRENCE, KANSAS—A college professor whose planned course on creationism and intelligent design was canceled after he derided Christian conservatives said he was beaten by two men along a rural road.

The Lawrence Journal-World has a long series of stories about this.

For my money, I'm hoping there are enough rational people in Kansas to prevent them blowing up statues and the like.