Evolution and the "thought police"

Within an hour of forwarding an e-mail, a science teacher in Texas was facing the loss of her job for promoting evolution.

“What is this thought police?” she remembers thinking. She has no idea how Lizzete Reynolds, a former federal education official who served as advisor to Bush as governor had seen the message so quickly.

That official, who said because she didn’t remain “neutral” on evolution is “an offense that calls for termination.”

So, now, in Texas, a science teacher who openly believes in science will be fired for believing in science.