I picked this one up from the Associated Press today...
The Associated Press
Saturday, August 27, 2005; 2:03 PM
LOS
ANGELES -- A group representing California religious schools has filed
a lawsuit accusing the University of California system of
discriminating against high schools that teach creationism and other
conservative Christian viewpoints.
The Association
of Christian Schools International, which represents more than 800
schools, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming UC admissions
officials have refused to certify high school science courses that use
textbooks challenging Darwin's theory of evolution. Other rejected
courses include "Christianity's Influence in American History."
According
to the lawsuit, the Calvary Chapel Christian School in Murrieta was
told its courses were rejected because they use textbooks printed by
two Christian publishers, Bob Jones University Press and A Beka Books.
Wendell E. Bird, a lawyer for the association, said the policy violates the rights of students and religious schools.
"A threat to one religion is a threat to all," he said.
UC
spokeswoman Ravi Poorsina said she could not comment, because the
university had not been served with the lawsuit. Still, she said the
university has a right to set course requirements.
"These
requirements were established after careful study by faculty and staff
to ensure that students who come here are fully prepared with broad
knowledge and the critical thinking skills necessary to succeed,"
Poorsina.
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