[ndt]

"Not according to the Smithsonian Institution!"

The Smithsonian has an agenda, Science. I would not expect them to look favorable on an article about astrology either.

[Tinian]

The Smithsonian has an agenda, Science. I would not expect them to look favorable on an article about astrology either.

Using tour logic they might not look favorably, either, upon a scientist who attends Mass!

You seem to have overlooked an important point:

The clash arose after Sternberg, who edited the scientific journal "Proceedings" that legally was separate from Smithsonian but occasionally got some public support, published a peer-reviewed article by the Discovery Institute's Stephen Meyer, who is a proponent of intelligent design.

The article was not published in a journal associated with the Smithsonian.

How can you or the Smithsonian rationalize punishing someone for expressing his views in a venue that is in no way associated with the Smithsonian?

That would be the same as firing an employee for going to Church--and you know it.

Let's go over this one last time, reading aloud if necessary:

"It does me no injury, for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."

Thomas Jefferson

Question: Just who is breaking the legs here?

Hint: most of us here are smart enough to admit to the correct answer.