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Friday, September 5, 2014

Creationist fired by CSU Northridge claims religious discrimination, sues University

In a widely reported case (e.g., Fox News), a lab scientist at CSUN was fired from his position just days after publishing a paper claiming that dinosaurs roamed the earth as recently as 4,000 years ago. 
Spencer Tracy (left) in classic
film dramatization of the
Scopes Monkey Trial

Now he is suing the University, alleging that before he was terminated, his new supervisor shouted at him: "We are not going to tolerate your religion in this department!!"

A University spokesperson said that the university, "strictly forbids discrimination on the basis of religion" and that the matter was being investigated.

The science involves the dating of material found in the bones of a Triceratops. These herbivorous ceratopsids now roam wild only in Jurassic Park, according to USA Today.