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A preliminary federal investigation supports a government scientist's complaint that he was shown bias by Smithsonian Institution colleagues after a science journal he edited published a report on the theory of "intelligent design." However, the Office of Special Counsel informed the complainant, Richard Sternberg, that it is ending the probe into the case because of jurisdictional questions and the Smithsonian's refusal to "voluntarily participate in any additional investigation" into his grievance. [Snip, because we must excerpt articles from this source] Mr. Sternberg, a research associate at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, said he was "singled out for harassment and...

A former editor of a scientific journal has filed a complaint against the Smithsonian Institution, charging that he was discriminated against on the basis of perceived religious and political beliefs because of an article he published that challenged the Darwinian theory of evolution. "I was singled out for harassment and threats on the basis that they think I'm a creationist," said Richard Sternberg, who filed the complaint with the federal Office of Special Counsel. Smithsonian officials deny the accusations. "We at the Smithsonian consider religion a matter of personal faith. The evolutionary theory is a matter of science. The two...

WND EVOLUTION WATCH Smithsonian in uproar over intelligent-design article Museum researcher's career threatened after he published favorable piece Posted: January 29, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com The career of a prominent researcher at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington is in jeopardy after he published a peer-reviewed article by a leading proponent of intelligent design, an alternative to evolutionary theory dismissed by the science and education establishment as a tool of religious conservatives. Stephen Meyer's article advocates the theory of intelligent design. (Photo courtesy Discovery Institute) Richard Sternberg says that although he continues to work...