Mirecki, Mirecki

As Michelle Malkin and Sean Gleeson point out, there's simply no way a defender of creationism could have caused Paul Mirecki's injuries. And certainly no one in Kansas could be that hate-filled:

If a pickup truck was driving behind you in the early morning in a deserted rural area, and two men got out holding a large metal object, and you were still in your car, would you get out to go talk with them? ... How did those in the pickup truck find him? Were they waiting at his house? In that case Dr. Mirecki should have noticed them right away. How would they just randomly find him in the middle of the country?

Indeed. So many questions, so few answers: why would he want to drive south of Lawrence where everyone knows pro-Christmas creationists hang out? And, why would he not have eaten breakfast before getting the shit beaten out of him? Did the purported drivers of the pickup truck eat breakfast before beating him? And why would they have beaten him before dawn without eating breakfast? Clearly, he is making this whole thing up.

My own view on the subject is that Paul Mirecki rejected Christmas and joined an obscure cult which practices regular flogging rituals. In order to cover up the injuries he received from his initiation ceremony, Mirecki made up this preposterous lie.