I find this claim incredibly disturbing
In light of the information that @jpm, @glipsnort and @Randy have pointed out about Bhattacharya. He doesn’t get a pass for being a “devout” or “principled” Christian.
I dug up an old thread where someone claimed Francis Collins had silenced Bhattacharya. The author of the OP couldn’t tell the difference between this science and faith discussion board and the NIH’s federally funded and regulated professional health information portal. Perhaps that’s where the claim of black listing came from.
I couldn’t find any other posts that mentioned him, or were by him. If he had written any using his own name, rather than a handle, they should show up. I can still find my friend, Klax’s posts by searching, although his handle no longer appears on the user list.