Amen to the article.  Science is more than a belief system.<p>Dekhn is incorrect to say the Article summary (that is the post title) is incorrect.<p>The relevant paragraphs from the article are:<p>Similarly, when religious actions or claims about sanctity can be made with impunity in our society, we undermine the very basis of modern secular democracy. We owe it to ourselves and to our children not to give a free pass to governments—totalitarian, theocratic, or democratic—that endorse, encourage, enforce, or otherwise legitimize the suppression of open questioning in order to protect ideas that are considered “sacred.” Five hundred years of science have liberated humanity from the shackles of enforced ignorance. We should celebrate this openly and enthusiastically, regardless of whom it may offend.<p>If that is what causes someone to be called a militant
atheist, then no scientist should be ashamed of the label.