Kentucky pastor uses Duke cutouts to push congregants to sit in front at church (PHOTOS)

All men are created equal — or so it goes somewhere in the bible or something — but in Kentucky, where college basketball is a religion, Dukies are second tier. Or, at least, back pew.

One Kentucky pastor found the state's hatred of Duke basketball so strong, he's using it to force congregants to sit further to the front in his church during sermons.

Cameron Mills, a former Kentucky basketball player, tweeted out these photos of the pews at Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., which were filled with cardboard cutouts of Duke legends in the back and life-size images of local icons, Louisville coach Rick Pitino and Kentucky coach John Calipari, in the front.

The brilliance of a @KentuckyBaptist pastor to keep people from sitting in the back. pic.twitter.com/i6KPHAIigg
— CAMERON MILLS (@CameronMillz) March 11, 2015

And for those in the back, you rise and pray with the likes of Coach K and a Christian — as in Christian Laettner.

He also put some rather unpleasant folks in the back pews to push people to the front for my sermon tonight. pic.twitter.com/Exlvg9gedR
— CAMERON MILLS (@CameronMillz) March 11, 2015

Now what about that Kentucky-Louisville, heaven and hell divide Pastor?

Charles Barkley says 'Knicks still stink'

Charles Barkley always seems happy to bash the New York Knicks and was at it once again on Thursday.  Speaking to WFAN in New York, the opinionated TNT analyst— who was critical of former-coach Mike D'Antoni's system— has not changed his opinion of the team— even with the winning ways of new coach Mike Woodson.

The Knicks have won six of their last eight games but that didn't keep Barkley's mouth shut.

"The Knicks still stink, dude," Barkley told the radio show hosts.  "They're not going anywhere [in the playoffs], they're gonna be one-and-done."

The Knicks are 33-29 and have clinched a playoff spot.  The rejuvenated team currently has the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and are three games behind the slumping Orlando Magic— who lost Dwight Howard for the rest of the season— for the No. 6 slot.

The Knicks would play the No. 2 seed Miami Heat if the playoffs started today.

"I don't dislike the Knicks," Barkley said.  "But they just don't have a good team.  I told you, they're the No. 7 seed.  You guys act like they're the No. 1 or 2 seed."