CNS News reports that Dr. Mike Adams of UNCW has filed suit against the university, saying UNCW “refused to promote him because his superiors disagreed with his religious and political beliefs”:

According to the complaint filed on Monday, Adams was hired to teach at UNCW in 1993 and has served as an associate professor since 1998. During his tenure, he was named “Faculty Member of the Year” three times and generated research resulting in 10 peer-reviewed publications.

Adams applied for full professorship in 2004, but the then-interim chair of the department — who was known as an outspoken feminist with leftist political leanings — raised concerns about Adams’ “political activity” and reprimanded him for his weekly nationally syndicated column. …

“We categorically deny Mike Adams’ statements,” Cynthia Lawson, assistant to the chancellor for marketing and communications at UNCW …

HT: Sandi Crosmun