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The Christian Law Association will be defending a biologist who it claims was fired from a prestigious institution because he believed in creation.Nathaniel Abraham is a well-known biologist who was hired by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution because of his expertise on Zebra fish. However, in 2004 Abraham lost his job shortly after he mentioned in a casual conversation with his supervisor that he did not believe in evolution.In an interview with The Boston Globe, Abraham stated that his supervisor appeared "angry" after the conversation. He claims he was then given the ultimatum to believe evolution or lose his job. Abraham is now suing Woods Hole for half a million dollars for violating his civil rights.David C. Gibbs III is general counsel for the Christian Law Association and will be defending Abraham under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "Under the law in the United States of America-and it's generally referred to as Title VII-you are protected from discrimination based on a number of factors, religion being one of them," the attorney explains.Gibbs says that when Abraham's case is argued in front of the judge, they will have to establish that he was indeed fired for his religious beliefs."And what the scientific community seems to be saying to creationists or those who hold to intelligent design is if you're going to hold that belief, keep it in the closet-hide it," says Gibbs."They are saying if you let someone know that you hold that belief, we will indeed, in this case, shun you, terminate you, punish you for having that religious belief."The Christian lawyer says he is very optimistic that his client will win the lawsuit, and that a win will send a message to the scientific community that creationists cannot be pushed to the "back of the bus."As in the days of Noah....
