Francis Collins is an evangelical, and Obama’s pick to head the NIH.\u00a0 Some have commented on Obama’s “inclusiveness” in giving the position to an evangelical Christian who is quite public about his faith, including in his book, The Language of God.<\/p>\n
But a closer reading of Obama’s embryonic research policy, new NIH guidelines, and Francis Collins’ equivocations about the moral status of embryos leads to a lot of unanswered questions about the relationship between Collins’ faith and his public persona as scientist and future NIH head<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the link, and then ask yourself if Obama has not simply chosen a Christian who won’t rock the boat, yet again<\/a>.<\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>