Slashdot | NASA Science Under Attack

(here's the article from the NY Times.)

Oh man...So now the Bush administration are dictating what scientists must or must not say?

This is from a memo written by George Deutsch (NASA press officer/presidential appointee) - he's the guy who insisted the word "theory" come after every mention of the Big Bang:

"The Big Bang is "not proven fact; it is opinion," Mr. Deutsch wrote, adding, "It is not NASA's place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator." "This is more than a science issue, it is a religious issue. And I would hate to think that young people would only be getting one-half of this debate from NASA. That would mean we had failed to properly educate the very people who rely on us for factual information the most."