Oh come on, he's not keeping anyone out of med school.
If my rant seems slightly out of place it's because I also read this:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77075,00.html
And in that article it says that federal officials are investigating, and "the legal complaint was filed against Texas Tech University and professor Michael Dini by a student and the Liberty Legal Institute, a religious freedom group that calls Dini's policy "open religious bigotry."
"Students are being denied recommendations not because of their competence in understanding evolution, but solely because of their personal religious beliefs," said Kelly Shackelford, chief counsel for the institute....."
I admit it--I'm a practicing religious bigot myself. I have my kids in a private school because I prefer the company of people who believe in God and want my children taught by such. I don't wanna be around proselyting atheists! If it's NOT okay to select for and against people this way, when it comes to our personal affairs, we've lost a very important right.
I would take writing a letter of recommendation very seriously. I wouldn't give one to just anybody--it'd have to be someone I personally support in all relevant aspects...and I want to be the one to determine what is relevant.