Radio Astronomer was banned because of his own behavior. On the last thread he was posting on, he was being warned by others to tone it down and he was arguing with them.
He had a tendency to post some really nasty posting guideline violating material at other FReepers.
There are other evolutionists who were banned for similar reasons. The whole nonsense about being banned because of supporting evolution is just that-nonsense. There are plenty of people who support evolution who are here yet, yourself included.
There are also plenty more scientists who are still here and are still conservative. No way is this an anti-science site.
This scientist is proud to be a member of FR. Those that aren’t can go back to DC where they’re more than welcome. I fail to see why you’re so intent on staying and controlling FR if you find it so objectionable. If FR isn’t good enough for you, make DC into the kind of pro-science conservative site you’re looking for. If that is really the kind of face that conservatism is becoming, then DC should just be taking off.
Christianity isn’t a “narrow fundamentalist brand of religion”. It’s what this nation was founded on and getting back to those values and mores is not “true kookdom, headed for the fringe”. It represents a huge chunk of this country yet.
As far as comparisons, creationists are regularly compared to islamist terrorists and the Taliban (another reason some of the evos were banned). Then there’s the dominionist nonsense that you complain about. The screeds about being burned at the stake and taking us back to the Dark Ages. Cry me a river over the name calling. Both sides are equally guilty and in no position to point any fingers. There have also been creationists banned for that kind of behavior, to set the record straight. There’s no way to pretend that the bannings have all been one sided.
Why is it so hard for atheists to understand that this country was founded on Christian principles, by Christians? Why do they think that their left-wing propaganda would be tolerated on an American pro-God website? I just don’t get it.
I do understand, though, why management decides to let some stay here despite the vileness of their posts. It’s good, as Rush said of Communists in colleges, to keep a few around just so people know what they look like. Like a pet. Not too many, mind you. But a few.
Overall though they need to be rooted out like a bad infestation of fleas. Just need a little bug-zapper.