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Bush judge hears case on UC refusing to certify Creationism courses as science

Thu Aug 10, 2006 at 05:37:31 AM PDT

Of course the judge is a Bush appointee. Imagine the doctors and biologists of the future, trained in science by people whose qualifications are that they are "real Christians"

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Christian school's lawsuit against UC system to go to trial

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Associated Press
http://www.montereyherald.com/...
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has issued a ruling allowing a Christian school's discrimination lawsuit against the University of California to proceed to trial.

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero's decision on Tuesday

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Otero said the plaintiffs had shown that they had been required to choose between teaching courses that promoted their religious views and complying with UC's requirements.

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The lawsuit, filed last summer, was prompted by UC's refusal to certify courses that challenge evolutionary teachings and endorse conservative Christian viewpoints. It accuses the system of bias by generally approving courses taught from other religious and political perspectives.

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