When geoscientists attack » GetReligion

re: "...Cornelia Dean had a fantastic idea for a story in today’s New York Times. She found a geoscientist who completed his undergraduate and graduate schooling with great marks — all while being a young earth creationist (which the Times puts in scare quotes)...[snip]...Ross says it’s no big deal and even uses an economics department as an analogy. But as you might expect, other professors are enraged that the academy let an, er, non-believer into their hallowed halls./Dean really handled the story well, characterizing and quoting each side charitably. Major kudos for that. She also nails the crux of the debate..."...