University of California Sued Over Battle of Worldviews

University of California is accused of discriminating against Christian schools by rejecting courses taught from a Biblical worldview. This is a constitutional issue that is being tested in the Federal Court system. The complaint (pdf file) states "FOR ABRIDGMENT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM FROM VIEWPOINT DISCRIMINATION, FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND ASSOCIATION, FREEDOM FROM ARBITRARY DISCRETION, EQUAL PROTECTION
OF THE LAWS, AND FREEDOM FROM HOSTILITY TOWARD RELIGION"

University of California does have the right to set its admissions standards, however, it is questionable whether that extends to excluding a certain "religious" point of view. The decision of this case could be far reaching. If the policy is allowed to stand, it sends a message to other schools that it is okay to bar any teaching from a Biblical worldview from their curriculum. In my opinion, this would be clearly religious censorship. Hopefully the jury will see that and will be able to see the violation of constitutional principles.

For up to date status of this case go to http://www.acsi.org/web2003/default.aspx?ID=1181

The Root of the Problem

The root of the problem of much bad science today is the belief in Naturalism. Scientists may not admit to subscribing to a faith in Naturalism if they understand the theological arguments against it. However, many naturalists claim that there is no higher authority than science. The most fundamental question is whether our ultimate reality is the Cosmos or God as the Creator of all things. Is there a purpose to our lives, or are we a cosmic accident that has evolved from primordial slime?

Naturalism tell us that all that exists is nature. Life on Earth arose from a chance collision of atoms and has evolved into human life as we know it today. In its broadest sense, Naturalism includes its own form of religion. There are naturalists that believe all spiritual things come from nature, such as New Age and neo-pagan religions. Many other worldviews have sprung from the foundation of Naturalism such as, moral relativism (there is no transcendent source of moral truth), multiculturalism (all cultures are morally equivalent), pragmatism (denies moral standards), utopianism (believes all humans are fundamentally good), and a belief that there is nothing after this life. Ultimately, postmodernism (rejection of any universal truth) is the popular worldview today.

There is mounting evidence in scientific research, both from Christian and non-Christian scientists that there is a Creator, and that nature is not eternal and able to have created the human race. I hope that as I post on this blog, that I will be able to show the mounting scientific evidence for a Creator that far outweighs the scientific evidence for naturalism and the theory of evolution.