If ID is religion, then personal belief in ID outside the classroom is protected by the First Amendment.
The emails sent by some of Gonzalez' colleagues make it clear that they denied him tenure because of beliefs he held, but never brought to the classroom.
ISU is a state actor and the 1A is incorporated to the states. Hope they have deep pockets.
Absolutely agree. It should be protected in the classroom too. Of course the relevant place for it would be in a "religious origins" class, not a science class.
The emails sent by some of Gonzalez' colleagues make it clear that they denied him tenure because of beliefs he held, but never brought to the classroom.
They wanted him denied, but we don't know that. We do know his record shows he didn't deserve tenure even if there was no ID issue. Gonzalez is free to ask the university to release his records to prove that he was denied tenure over ID. I wonder why he hasn't done that.