The Chronicle: Federal Judge Says Case Brought by Christian Students Against U. of California Can Proceed
A federal judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit alleging that the University of California violated the constitutional rights of several applicants by refusing to recognize some credits the students had earned at their Christian high school.
The case has attracted national attention because of the possible ramifications for colleges that reject credits for courses deemed too religious and lacking in academic rigor. Particularly at issue in this case are science textbooks used by the Christian school and how those textbooks present evolution and creationism.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Judge S. James Otero, of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, declined to dismiss the key complaints made by Calvary Chapel Christian School, including the charge that the university system had violated the right to free exercise of religion of five graduates of the Christian school when the university refused to honor courses it deemed too religious.
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