Particularly among biologists. I find that so shocking, I think it must be an anecdotal aberration. Writing is near futile, since it will never reach the target audience. You hint at the power of Limbaugh. The spoken word in the mouth of a master communicator.
Nobody here wants to hear what comes next.
Our problem is that society holds all of these things as valid. Particularly at the polling booth, which is where it counts. Science is just one perspective in a democracy. Religion is not just one perspective in our society, it is held sacred.