by Michael G. Mickey

A WorldNetDaily story has the scoop on what happened to former Iowa State professor Guillermo Gonzalez for his scientific research concerning the possibility of intelligent design explaining our existence but I want to share an excerpt or two from the story for readers of my site to consider, especially if they or anyone they know is a Christian parent considering enrolling a child of theirs at Iowa State University.

Gonzalez lost his tenure and wasn't even provided an opportunity to present a case in defense of his theories on intelligent design which there is evidence cost him his job there. Consider the following excerpts as proof of that:

"I think Gonzalez should know that some of the faculty in his department are not going to count his ID work as a plus for tenure," said one note, from astronomy teacher Bruce Harmon, before the department voted against tenure for Gonzalez. "Quite the opposite."

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Eli Rosenberg, chairman of the ISU astronomy department, also confirmed to World Magazine Gonzalez's book, "The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery," played a role in his being rejected.

Iowa State's board of regents could have allowed Gonzalez to present evidence against his loss of tenure but didn't, as we see in the WorldNetDaily.com story:

"The board of regents would not allow into the record extensive e-mail documentation showing Dr. Gonzalez was denied tenure not due to his academic record, but because he supports intelligent design," said Casey Luskin, program officer in public policy and legal affairs for the Discovery Institute, where Gonzalez is a senior fellow.

"Then the board refused Dr. Gonzalez the right to be heard through oral arguments. Does it come as any surprise that now they denied his appeal?" Luskin asked.

"We are extremely disappointed that the board of regents refused to give Dr. Gonzalez a fair hearing in his appeal," said Chuck Hurley, the professor's lawyer. "They say in Iowa that academic freedom is supposed to be the 'foundation of the university.' That foundation is cracked."

I know there has to be a Christian presence at Iowa State University. Not only that, I wholly believe there are alumni from the university who are Christian. In the minds of all these individuals, there should be no doubt whatsoever that Guillermo Gonzalez has been railroaded by the godless at Iowa State University and that knowledge should lead to concrete action being taken as a result.

No Christian parent should send their child to Iowa State University. Not only that, no Christian should send a dollar of support to the university nor attend any Iowa State University sporting event because, in doing so, the university profits in spite of having slammed the door shut in the face of an outstanding scientist merely because he is discovering through science what he believes to be evidence of intelligent design!

The WorldNetDaily article, which I hope all my readers will thoroughly digest to see the sinister underpinnings of what has been done to Professor Gonzalez, documents the following concerning this man's work:

• Gonzalez published a walloping 350% more peer-reviewed publications than his own department's stated standard for research excellence!
• He co-authored a college astronomy textbook with Cambridge University Press.
• His research was recognized by Science, Nature, Scientific American and other top science publications!

Sooner or later, we are going to have to put our foot down on the type of censorship that is clearly visible in this case. Those responsible for beating this accomplished scientist down are undoubtedly members of the Darwin-only club, a scientific community so rife with atheist membership it is absolutely incapable of tolerating an open mind to anything that threatens the utter nonsense of evolution being taught as fact. These are the same great minds that rail the Christian community when it takes a moral (not to mention biblical) position when it comes to genetic research that involves human embryos being destroyed, for example.

When scientists like those at Iowa State University railroad a man like Guillermo Gonzalez because his research is outside what they're comfortable with, they want everyone to buy into the idea that they are 'protecting' science. When a Christian opposes the destruction of human embryos, for example? We are harming science because of our close-mindedness! Anyone other than me smell the stench of a godless double standard in the air?

Those of us who are wise should see what has happened to Professor Gonzalez exactly for what it is. It is scientific censorship which is something I think all of us should consider to be akin to scientific prohibition. This type of action stops the human mind from advancing in its understanding, particularly if Professor Gonzalez' theories prove scientifically sound, whether that comes to be a known factor now or thirty years from now! Or are we to believe that the whole wide world immediately accepted Charles Darwin's goofiness as perfect truth immediately upon hearing it? Since I'm on that topic, isn't it amazing how Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, in spite of the fact he died in 1882, remains above scrutiny in the eyes of the 'scientific community' as if it is cutting edge scientific truth, even though many of the world's brightest minds, many of whom are typically blackballed like Guillermo Gonzalez has been in this instance, have doubts about Darwin's little theory?

Christians, Iowa State University needs to be boycotted. There isn't much I can do personally but I do watch lot of sports on television. The next time I see the Iowa State Cyclones on television, like when they play #12 Texas tomorrow afternoon on ABC for example, I think I'll find something else to watch. I think I'll do it in support of Guillermo Gonzalez and for science itself.

If someone doesn't take a stand, the science of the 1800's is going to be the only science our children are ever taught, even if someone comes along whose research vaporizes Darwinian theory in terms of its factuality. Am I suggesting that Guillermo Gonzalez' theories concerning intelligent design are going to do that? Absolutely not but I think his credentials as a scientist and researcher speak volumes as to his ability to offer an opinion, even one that his peers at Iowa State University don't agree with.