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Then it\u2019s becoming a fundamentalist sect.\u00a0 A scientist who blasphemed the gospel of Darwinism and atheist thought was ousted<\/a> from consideration despite overwhelming qualifications for the post of director of the new observatory at the University of Kentucky.\u00a0 To illustrate how many post-moderns and new atheists are brushing off the old book of bigotry from days gone by, check out the comments and the various takes on \u2018we don\u2019t serve your kind\u2019 from the \u2018enlightened brights\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"