Mims was fired because he was a creationist (Talk.Origins)

Claim CA320.1:

Forrest M. Mims III was fired from a job editing Scientific American's "Amateur Scientist" column because he was a creationist, a clear case of religious discrimination.

Source:
 * Hartwig, Mark D. 1990 (21 Nov.) Defending Darwinism: How far is too far? Origins Research Archives 13(1).
 * van der Meer, Jitse. 1995 (12 Jul.). Letter.

CreationWiki response:

It seems that Mims was given the impression that he had been hired, but fired before starting the job. The accuracy of that part of the claim seems to be a matter of perspective.
 * Reference: Mims, Forrest M. III. 2004. Feedback letter.

There is no disagreement on this point.

Thank you, Talk Origins for proving the real point of this claim. The main point is that mainstream publications are biased against Creationists and Talk Origins statement above proves it. It shows the Evolutionary way of thinking so permeates mainstream science that disagreement is viewed as an indication of incompetence. They seem to think that if a Creationist were really a competent scientist he would accept Evolutionary views in biology, geology, and astronomy.

The concern about public relations problems also shows a bias against Creationists. Since hiring a creationist would have been seen as a positive among Creationists, the only reason for being concerned about public relations problems is fear of how the Evolutionary establishment would react.

The result is that this one point proves that there is a strong bias against Creationists on the part of Evolutionists,

It is agreed that both sides overreacted, but that does not change the fact that the incident occurred as a direct result of a bias against Creationists.

Mims foi demitido por ser criacionista (Talk.Origins)