Many reviewers of this movie claim the main theme, that those who do not believe in Darwinism, are discriminated against in academia, is false. I did a little research and found a case that is above board, that of Nathaniel Abraham, Ph.D. He is a biologist and research scientist specializing in zebra fish, developmental biology, and programmed cell death. He was fired from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in March of 2004. The reason in writing was Dr. Abraham does not accept evolution as a scientific fact. His lawyer said his termination (most of this information came from the law firm who carefully researched his case), is just one of many scientists and academics who have dedicated years of their lives to the pursuit of scientific knowledge; but because they are unwilling to spout the party line with respect to evolution, they are being forced out of their profession. Dr. Abraham earned his Ph.D. in biology at St. John’s University in New York and while there did a groundbreaking doctoral dissertation on zebrafish. Dr. Abraham was well respected at St. John’s, and it was no secret there that he was a strong Christian who believed in Creation. Many of his colleagues there enjoyed asking him questions about science and religion. In the first sentence of the acknowledgements in his doctoral thesis Dr. Abraham thanked Jesus Christ. While Dr. Abraham was completing his Ph.D. program at St. John’s, he found a postdoctoral position to continue his research, married, and brought his wife to America. Scientists at Woods Hole were interested in expanding their toxicology laboratory to include programmed cell death research using the zebrafish benchmark model, Dr. Abraham’s specialty, so hired him. Dr. Abraham was so valuable to them that he assisted them for several months in designing and building their lab before he joined them as a fulltime researcher. The relationship between Dr. Abraham and Woods Hole was mutually beneficial and productive but in a passing conversation with his supervisor over lunch, Dr. Abraham happened to mention creationism. This set off alarm bells, so Dr.Abraham noted that he was willing to analyze his research using evolutionary concepts if warranted, but was not willing to personally renounce his belief in Creation or accept evolution as scientific fact. Dr. Abraham also pointed out that his belief in Creation was irrelevant to the research he was doing. He had developed his research specialty and expertise at St. John’s University where his faith was not an issue. Dr. Abraham believed a scientist should follow the evidence wherever it led. The establishment scientists at Woods Hole, though, wanted Dr. Abraham to share their wholehearted acceptance of evolution as a scientific fact or, they told him he was not fit to work in the field of science-at least not at their prestigious laboratory. They finally told Dr. Abraham he would have to leave if he did not accept evolution as fact. Dr. Abraham’s decision to hold to his belief in Creation was a very costly decision for him. Without a job, Dr. Abraham would lose his visa, which would soon expire. Woods Hole was not willing to even permit Dr. Abraham to complete the first year of his three-year employment. As a result, Dr. Abraham was forced to send his expectant wife home to India, and he missed the birth of his first child. Attorneys now representing Dr. Abraham in a lawsuit against Woods Hole want to test whether America’s courts will permit this sort of blatant religious discrimination against scientists in America. As the film Expelled documents, scientists no longer have the freedom to follow the evidence from their discoveries, if it leads to design or to a Creator. This is tragic. Science must again be truly objective. If the evidence leads to design so be it.

This is a must see especially if you have kids who are headed to college that have not been exposed to the public school system. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who believes in creation or is on the fence. I plan on purchasing this for my home library and for our schools library as well.