North County Times - Lawsuit against UC system claims religious bias

The University of California system has refused to give college-entrance credit for some courses taught at Calvary Chapel Christian School in Murrieta, California. The school, five of its students, and the Association of Christian Schools International have jointly filed a lawsuit claiming anti-Christian bias. Among the denied courses: "Christianity's Influence on America," and "Christianity and Morality in American Literature." According to reporter Jennifer Kabbany of the North County Times, UC documents cited the rejected courses as "too narrow (and) too specialized."

On the other hand, according to the lawsuit, UC has approved credit for "A study of Western Caribbean Culture," "The 60's: A Closer Look," "Existential Literature," "Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Literature," "Intro to Buddhism," and "Feminist Issues Throughout U.S. History," and dozens of other courses which the complaint contends are narrower and more specialized than Calvary Chapel's courses.

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