Former managing editor for the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Richard Sternberg describes his personal experience of blatant suppression of research and information that involved censorship but intimidation. Sternberg writes in his blog, “In 2004, in my capacity as editor of The Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, I authorized “The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories” by Dr. Stephen Meyer to be published in the journal after passing peer-review. Because Dr. Meyer’s article presented scientific evidence for intelligent design in biology, I faced retaliation, defamation, harassment, and a hostile work environment at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History that was designed to force me out as a Research Associate there. These actions were taken by federal government employees acting in concert with an outside advocacy group, the National Center for Science Education. Efforts were also made to get me fired from my job as a staff scientist at the National Center for Biotechnology Information.”
Applying Nazi tactics and hypocrisy, naturalists censor articles such as Dr. Meyer’s and then accuse creationists of not publishing in peer review journals. The lack of integrity and honesty exposed by this treachery and displayed in the community of scientists is frightening. True scientists should be concerned about the strangle hold of a monopolizing ideology in education. In this case, naturalism. But then, that would be contrary to the humanist’s personal and political agenda. They are hypocrites.
