What concerns me is that the Justice Department is considering trying the professor for civil rights violations. At issue, does a person have right to provide recommendations in science based on particular set of beliefs, or do religious beliefs trump those rights. Seems to me that advancement of people in a career in science (i.e. passing B.S., M.S, PhD orals disertations, etc) has for centuries been based on you either agreeing with the \"scientific\" beliefs of the review board/professor or providing a convincing argument why his theory is incorrect. I don\'t believe the student meets either criteria in this case. He was \"forced\" to transfer to another university that did allow him to pass since they agreed with his creationist stance.