Science, by its very nature, needs to be atheistic- science describes the material world and therefore cannot consider the supernatural.
Science is not equipped to deal with the supernatural or metaphysical. Attacking science for failing to follow the religious tenets of a certain sect or denomination wholly misses the point of what science is meant to do.
CB: “Science, by its very nature, needs to be atheistic”
On the contrary, true science should not take any stance on whether God exists or not. Anyone who contends that atheism is not a religion (see definition for religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe) is fooling themselves. God and science can coexist and in my opinion, must exist.
There should be no litmus test by the serious scientific community concerning one’s religious convictions.