Religious affiliation of American scientists

[Cypress]

Religious Affiliation	Percent of Scientists
Atheist	17%
Mainline Protestant	16%
Agnostic	11%
Catholic	10%
Jewish	8%
'Nothing in Particular'	20%
Other Religion	10%
Evangelical Protestant	4%
Don't Know/Refused	4%

Scientists and Belief

When President Barack Obama announced on July 8, 2009, that he would nominate renowned geneticist Francis Collins to be the new director of the National

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[EdwinA]

Many universities discriminate against people applying for teaching positions if they claim to be Christians, and have been for decades now, hence the vast over-representation of 'atheists' and agnostics among university professors and researchers. Colleges and universities have been violating Section VII of the Civil Rights Act for decades now. They need their funding cut off until they correct that.

 

[anonymoose]

Is there a point to this thread?

 

[Cypress]

Many universities discriminate against people applying for teaching positions if they claim to be Christians, and have been for decades now, hence the vast over-representation of 'atheists' and agnostics among university professors and researchers. Colleges and universities have been violating Section VII of the Civil Rights Act for decades now. They need their funding cut off until they correct that.

I was hired twice for adjunct college teacher positions at Sonoma State University, and a community college near Sacramento, and neither time was I ever asked what my religious beliefs were. Nor did anyone ever show the slightest interest in them.

The Oxford University mathematician John Lennox says he was told as a young man that his Christian faith could be detrimental to his research career, but that was back in the 1960s before there were civil rights laws protecting freedom of conscience.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I was hired twice for adjunct college teacher positions at Sonoma State University, and a community college near Sacramento, and neither time was I ever asked what my religious beliefs were. Nor did anyone ever show the slightest interest in them.

The Oxford University mathematician John Lennox says he was told as a young man that his Christian faith could be detrimental to his research career, but that was back in the 1960s before there were civil rights laws protecting freedom of conscience.

It's unprofessional to discuss politics or religion in positions that have nothing to do with either.

 

[Cypress]

Is there a point to this thread?

Yes, but only for people who have active minds and don't need to be spoonfed on how to address or think about a topic, see post #2, the post before yours.

 

[Cypress]

It's unprofessional to discuss politics or religion in positions that have nothing to do with either.

Yes, in part due to 1960s and 1970s Civil Rights laws. I think before that, Jews, Catholics, Muslims could be highly discriminated against in employment.

 

[Noking]

Many universities discriminate against people applying for teaching positions if they claim to be Christians, and have been for decades now, hence the vast over-representation of 'atheists' and agnostics among university professors and researchers. Colleges and universities have been violating Section VII of the Civil Rights Act for decades now. They need their funding cut off until they correct that.

Can you back up what you posted?????????????

 

[Noking]

Is there a point to this thread?

Is there any point to whatever you post???????????

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Yes, in part due to 1960s and 1970s Civil Rights laws. I think before that, Jews, Catholics, Muslims could be highly discriminated against in employment.

No doubt. Let's not forget that one of two major controversies to JFK's election was his being Catholic. The line of thought being that he'd be beholding to the Pope over his duties to his office and the Constitution.

Now we have a President who is beholding to Satan over his duties to his office and the Constitution. Weird!

 

[Cypress]

No doubt. Let's not forget that one of two major controversies to JFK's election was his being Catholic. The line of thought being that he'd be beholding to the Pope over his duties to his office and the Constitution.

Now we have a President who is beholding to Satan over his duties to his office and the Constitution. Weird!

Our first Satanic president!

Long live freedom!

 

[Cypress]

Is there any point to whatever you post???????????

I don't like to spoonfeed dupes on how to think about all my threads, because I am convinced that smart people can look at data and come up with their own insights. That is frequently more interesting than me spoon feeding and dictating to dupes how the thread is supposed to go.

 

[Noking]

I don't like to spoonfeed dupes on how to think about all my threads, because I am convinced that smart people can look at data and come up with their own insights. That is frequently more interesting than me spoon feeding and dictating to dupes how the thread is supposed to go.

Your usage of the word dupe, says it all.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I don't like to spoonfeed dupes on how to think about all my threads, because I am convinced that smart people can look at data and come up with their own insights. That is frequently more interesting than me spoon feeding and dictating to dupes how the thread is supposed to go.

The good news is that their responses prove how bitter, angry and hateful, not to mention poorly educated, they are.

Anyone can claim to be a doctor, lawyer, astronaut, Geochem PhD, etc on an anonymous forum, but it's how they respond to others over time that is the best indicator of their veracity.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Your usage of the word dupe, says it all.

Agreed. MAGAts aren't very bright nor well educated. The irony being that it was their own party that helped dumb them down. Weird!

 

[Cypress]

Your usage of the word dupe, says it all.

 

[Cypress]

The good news is that their responses prove how bitter, angry and hateful, not to mention poorly educated, they are.

Anyone can claim to be a doctor, lawyer, astronaut, Geochem PhD, etc on an anonymous forum, but it's how they respond to others over time that is the best indicator of their veracity.

Some people can look at data and independently come up with their own insights.

Others just stare at data with a blank stare, like a cow chewing cud, lol

 

[anonymoose]

Yes, but only for people who have active minds and don't need to be spoonfed on how to address or think about a topic, see post #2, the post before yours.

40% are religious.
Nice try.

 

[anonymoose]

Some people can look at data and independently come up with their own insights.

Others just stare at data with a blank stare, like a cow chewing cud, lol

I look at the data and see that 40% have religion.
What do you see?

 

[zymurgy]

Many universities discriminate against people applying for teaching positions if they claim to be Christians, and have been for decades now, hence the vast over-representation of 'atheists' and agnostics among university professors and researchers. Colleges and universities have been violating Section VII of the Civil Rights Act for decades now. They need their funding cut off until they correct that.

If you divert my interview questions towards religious discussions like some sort of heterodox you will be pushed to the bottom of the stack, if not tossed aside completely.

At no time in the discriminatory interview process would my questions lead to such a diversion.