[asa] Re: Ruling is in: ACSI v Kearns

It's Stearns and the quoted text below is from PT and is not mine.
Sorry for my sloppiness

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:56 AM, PvM <pvm.pandas@gmail.com> wrote:
> The initial phase of the California Creationist Lawsuit is over, and
> quality education is the decisive winner. Kevin Vicklund has Judge
> Otero's decision, as well as a very nice analysis of the ruling up
> over at his blog. If you've been following the case closely, you can
> probably jump right over there for the details. If you haven't been
> tracking the events closely, or want a quick review of the case, keep
> reading. I'm going to go over the history first, then I'll talk a bit
> about what Friday's decision means, and what is likely to happen with
> the case in the future.
>
> The lawsuit (ACSI v. Stearns) was filed in federal court in August of
> 2005 by the Association of Christian Schools International, Calvary
> Chapel Christian School, and parents acting on behalf of their
> children, who were students at Calvary Chapel. They were challenging
> the University of California's decision to refuse to accept several of
> their courses as fulfilling UC's admissions requirements. The rejected
> courses covered the academic spectrum, with English, history, and
> science classes all failing to meet UC's scrutiny. The common element
> in the rejected courses was that they did not actually teach the
> material that UC requires from incoming students. Instead, the
> rejected courses taught a radically wrong "Christian perspective".
>
> For most of us, the rejection of the courses was nothing more than the
> natural consequence of the Christian schools' decision to reject
> reality and teach fantasy. From their perspective, it represented an
> unconstitutional attack on their freedom of religion. The court,
> obviously, did not agree. To see why, we really need look no farther
> than the introduction to the biology textbook used in one of the
> rejected courses:
>
> See: http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2008/08/quality-educati.html and
> http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2008/08/quality_education_wins_again_i.php
>
> The complaint: http://www.acsi.org/webfiles/webitems/attachments/007875_2.%20ACSI%20CA%20Complaint.pdf
> Ruling: http://missingthepoint.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/acsivuc-ruling.pdf
> Analysis: http://missingthepoint.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/2nd-summary-judgment-in-acsi-v-stearns/
>

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Received on Mon Aug 11 20:15:07 2008