The Institute for Creation Research has filed suit in a Texas federal court against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board charging that the state agency violated its civil rights by denying it a certificate of authority to offer a masters degree in science education. The Institute says it is "the only graduate school which specializes in creationism-informed science education." It argues that without its program: "The monopolistic realities of the science education market in Texas (and in America generally) would limit creationist learners to science education opportunities from evolutionist graduate schools." Today's Dallas Morning News reports that the Institute had previously been approved by California authorities to offer a degree program, but now needs Texas approval because it moved its offices from San Diego to Dallas in 2006. (See prior related posting.)
UPDATE: Here are links to the full complaint and related documents, thanks to a commenter.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Creationist Institute Sues Texas Higher Ed Board Over Denial of Certification
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The entire complaint can be viewed here, for any who really WANT to view it. The ICR is virtually the ideal client: well-funded, given to accepting bills for a complaint that must use tons of billable hours, and expecting to lose because of society's "persecution"!
The ICR’s complaint is completely insane. Awarding a degree rooted in biblical creationism is like awarding a degree in astrology or palm reading.
-- Mike in Wisconsin
What you would find is that ICR grads know evolution as well as any secular grads. But they also understand the limitations to and lack of evidence for macro-evolution--one taxanomical group to another ---which is wholly theoretical. All the evidence given by evolutionists for macro-evolution is micro.
http://www.jesusandmo.net/2009/02/17/side/
--MD
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