As the Senate confirmation hearings over Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court heat-up, there’s yet another controversy brewing over an Obama appointee. It seems that some aren’t happy with the pick of Dr. Francis S. Collins to head the National Institutes of Health.

Collins, who led the effort to map the human genome, is responsible for one of the greatest scientific achievements in history. And yet, some have reservations. Why? Because, like the majority of Americans, he’s a Christian.