[tallhappy]

This is bigotry.

It's a variation on the academic left's preconceived notions and biases.

This is worse. There is no reaon he should even know the student's beliefs on the matter, yet he goes out of his way to ask.

[helpontheway]

I think it's probably a safe assumption that the student's beliefs were probably made well-known throughout the course of the class. If the teacher is trying to teach science and the the student interjects with "creationist" dogma, the teacher hardly would have needed to ask.

[texten]

It is ironic that the student complaining about Dini's clearly stated policy went to Lubbock Christian College to take a biology class to get his recommendation -- a college that would most likely NOT hire Professor Dini because of his views on evolution. Isn't THAT bigotry, too? Why shouldn't Dini have the freedom to refuse to write a recommendation for someone? A letter of recommendation is not a right, by the way, and a student who doesn't believe the unifying principles of a discipline should not expect a glowing recommendation from a professor in that field.