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Re: Judge says UC can deny class credit to Christian school students         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: ZerkonX
Date: Aug 13, 2008 05:17

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:52:20 -0700, Immortalist wrote:
> (08-12) 17:25 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge says the University
> of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian high
> schools whose textbooks declare the Bible infallible and reject
> evolution.

Might be better to first give them the credit and see how they test out.
> "if (scientific) conclusions contradict the Word of God, the
> conclusions are wrong,"

I see no reasonable way this abyss can be bridged. The burden of
religious specifics (THE WORD) which might pertain to each subject matter
should not be placed on a public institution.

A person who maintains that 'a word' trumps accepted science, should look
elsewhere for their general education.
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