Creation school fights political correctness

Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 6/2/2008 10:30:00 AMvar addthis_pub = 'onenewsnow';

A Dallas-based graduate school has run into a David-vs-Goliath situation ... and a bit of political correctness. 

The Institute for Creation Research Graduate School (ICRGS) is seeking certification from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to grant Master's degrees. Spokesman Lawrence Ford says last fall the school had a visit from the state, and in December 2007 they were granted authority to grant degrees.
 
But he says the board then developed a severe bout of political correctness complicated by another symptom -- viewpoint discrimination.
 
"Most of the pressure [came] from evolutionists, scientists or other politically interested parties who were just aghast that anybody could have a different interpretation of science than them," Ford remarks. "We feel like we have been treated unfairly because our viewpoint in interpreting scientific data is different from their viewpoint in interpreting scientific data."
 
The board then rejected permission for the degrees, although the school's faculty is highly rated and very qualified. The Institute has filed an appeal and indicates it is willing to go to court if the appeal is rejected.

ICRGS offers a Master's of Science degree in Science Education with emphases in biology, astro-geophysics, geology, and general science.