[betty boop]

It is a disgrace to politicize science like this.

[Alamo-Girl]

It is a disgrace to politicize science like this.

Indeed. And it is illegal to discriminate against an employee based on his (presumed) beliefs. It is also an abuse of power for people on the public dole, to use their power for an illegal purpose.

IMHO, this case will end up in civil court where the Smithsonian cannot refuse to cooperate in discovery. In that regard it is akin to the potential lawsuit in Ohio - and the successful challenge which avoided a lawsuit in Texas.

The scientists and administrators who seek to defend the theory of evolution may have to learn the hard way - how not to cross the line of what is legal and what is not.

[Right Wing Professor]

It is a disgrace to politicize science like this.

Yes it is. As it was when the Dover School Board did it. As it was when the Kansas Board of Education did it. As it was when the Ohio School Board did it.

Sternberg made an ideologically motivated editorial decision that ignored the policy of the journal he managed. That is a mistake that future employers are entitled to weigh negatively against him. Whatever religious training he has is irrelevant.