Today's "stupid Christians that couldn't get into college" story brought to you by California...

What a gem.

Apparently, now these idiots are claiming that because they were taught fiction instead of science in high schools, and got rejected for it, their free speech is being abridged. PLEASE.

The best part of the article are the completely misguided accusations, found here...

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.

When, in fact, a quick 30 second search of UC class offerings gives you the following...

History of Christian Thought, 200-600 A.D. -- History (HISTORY) 156A [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
Description: Emphasis on the "symbolist" (rather than the "sequential") mentality which pervaded the patristic and early medieval periods. Deals in its entirety with the period of the Church Fathers from Tertullian and Origen to Gregory the Great; particular stress on the thought of St. Augustine.

History of Christianity -- History (HISTORY) 185
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
Description: Christianity as a cultural, social, and political force in world history and as it has responded to cultural, social, and political change.
(F,SP)

History of Christianity to the Crusades -- History (HISTORY) 185A [4 units]
Course Format:
Description:
(F,SP)

Origins of Christianity -- Religious Studies (RELIGST) 120A [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
Prerequisites: 90A or 90B, History 4 or consent of instructor.
Description: The early Jesus movement in its social and historical setting. Particular attention to the transformations of various Jewish religious concepts; traditions about Jesus; political and religious eschatology; Paul and his interpreters.


Origins of Christianity -- Religious Studies (RELIGST) 120B [4 units]
Course Format: Two hours of lecture and two hours of seminar per week.
Prerequisites: 90A or 90B, History 4 or consent of instructor.
Description: Varieties of early Christianity. Conflicts of interpretation of both Old Testament and Christian message; Marcion; the Gnostics; virginity; martyrdom; radical prophecy; the idea of heresy.

The English Bible As Literature -- English (ENGLISH) C107 [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
Formerly 107
Description: Introduction to the English Bible treated as a literary work. Also listed as Religious Studies C119.

Law in the Bible -- Legal Studies (LEGALST) 121 [4 units]
Course Format: Four hours of lecture per week.
Description: Topics include law as the divine commands, the divine ordering of the creation, God's historical plan, wise maxims for successful living, the superseding of law by grace and divine freedom. Nearly all of the assigned readings are in the Bible.
M. Smith

Archaeology and the Bible -- Near Eastern Studies (NE STUD) 125 [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of seminar and one hour of section per week.
Description: This seminar-type class explores the continually evolving and sometimes contentious relationship between archaeology and the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It begins with a basic overview of the characteristics of archaeology, "biblical archaeology," history, the biblical text, and biblical studies, and then considers specific topics of current research and debate, focusing on how particular theoretical and interpretive concerns relate to specific archaeological finds (and vice versa). The class employs a combination of pedagogical approaches, including traditional lectures (with and without slides), individual and group presentations and/or debates, discussions, videos, and, where relevant, one or more field trips to relevant museum collections.

History and Historiography in the Hebrew Bible -- Near Eastern Studies (NE STUD) 136 [3 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
Description: A critical examination of the form and content of history-like narratives of the Hebrew Bible in the light of concepts of history and historiographic practices in the ancient Near East and in contemporary historical studies. Selective focus on one or more books in Genesis through Kings, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah.

The Hero in the Bible and the Ancient Near East -- Near Eastern Studies (NE STUD) 138 [3 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
Description: An investigation of concepts of the hero/heroine in the literature of ancient Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Israel. The importance of heroic epic in defining and exploring morality, the self, and the cosmos will be a guiding concern. Texts include the epics of Gilgamesh and Aqhat, the Hebrew Bible, and the New Testament. All texts are read in translation.

The English Bible As Literature -- Religious Studies (RELIGST) C119 [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
Formerly 119
Description: Introduction to the English Bible treated as a literary work. Also listed as English C107.

Fascinating - I can see the alleged discrimination already.

Look - just because you don't feel like taking a real taxing biology course that requires knowledge and practice of science and instead decide to take a class where a big fan of the bible tells you "God did it" for a year, you better believe you deserve to get rejected from one of the better schools in the country.

A good quote from the discussion over at Fark.com

Intelligent Design is not science. It does not follow the scientific method. Instead it starts with the conclusion and then finds evidence to match it. I do think ID is an interesting philosophy, and I started to think about it (without outside knowledge of the idea) about the time I learned about how Reverse Transcriptase works.

Christians who oppose evolution should focus on the scientifically rooted arguments against evolution. Unless you're in a philosophy class. Then go ahead and examine your philosophy.

If you're going to argue that something not rooted in scientific method ought to be taught in science class, this is a slippery slope. At that point the scientific method is no longer the point of acceptance for these studies. Things like spontaneous generation (the belief that maggots magically appear in spoiled meat) would once again be "science."

Take your stupid God-fearing self and get a real education - school's don't have to take you because you feel they should, they take you based on your academic achievment based on their standards. If you don't take real courses - you don't get into real colleges. Sorry.