Two weeks ago, University of Minnesota biology professor Morris P.Z. Myers said in a MnIndy interview that "I’ll do something that shows this cracker has no power. This cracker is nothing." The cracker refers to the thin wafer used in the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist, in which the bread is transformed, according to Catholics, into the essence of the body of Christ. On Thursday, Myers remained true to his word. The "Great Desecration," as he calls it, is finished:

I wasn’t going to make any major investment of time, money, or effort in treating these dabs of unpleasantness as they deserve, because all they deserve is casual disposal. However, inspired by an old woodcut of Jews stabbing the host, I thought of a simple, quick thing to do: I pierced it with a rusty nail (I hope Jesus’s tetanus shots are up to date). And then I simply threw it in the trash, followed by the classic, decorative items of trash cans everywhere, old coffeegrounds and a banana peel. My apologies to those who hoped for more, but the worst I can do is show my unconcerned contempt.

Myers also stabbed the nail into pages from the Qur’an and fellow atheist Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion so as not to single out only one faith. His actions were in response to threats of harm and death that came after a Florida student attempted to take an uneaten host from a church after communion. Myers’ blog post on the topic earned him death threats of his own, as well as the suggestion by some Catholics that he desecrate the Qur’an as well, apparently to raise the ire of Muslims.