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<blockquote data-quote="Geek" data-source="post: 2301631" data-attributes="member: 246624">The Institute for Creation &quot;Research&quot; moved from California to Texas a few years ago in part, it is believed, to set up a masters program for teachers in life sciences.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing they figured they could get Texas to certify a bogus Masters program more easily than California.&nbsp; They did make some progress, but it went to court, and just recently they lost that case and had to give up on the idea.&nbsp; &nbsp; Subsequently, they&#039;ve pulled another rabbit out of the hat: A degree in &quot;Christian Apologetics&quot; which would serve a similar purpose as the Creationist MA (and it would have a &quot;Creation &#039;Science&#039;&quot; minor.&nbsp; This degree, they claim, is not subject to state certification because it is religious.&nbsp; But that may not, in fact, be the case.&nbsp; From the NCSE: &nbsp; The Institute for Creation Research claims that its new School of Bible Apologetics is &quot;exempt from licensing by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board&quot; -- but is it?<a href="http://ncse.com/news/2010/09/icr-not-out-woods-yet-006161" target="_blank">http://ncse.com/news/2010/09/icr-not-out-woods-yet-006161</a>, and you can read more about it at <a href="http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2010/09/icr-throws-in-t.html" target="_blank">Panda&#039;s Thumb</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/09/institute_for_creation_researc_2.php#commentsArea" target="_blank">Read the comments on this post...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GregLadensBlog/~4/amecAAl139g" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GregLadensBlog/~3/amecAAl139g/institute_for_creation_researc_2.php" target="_blank">More...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geek, post: 2301631, member: 246624"] The Institute for Creation "Research" moved from California to Texas a few years ago in part, it is believed, to set up a masters program for teachers in life sciences. I'm guessing they figured they could get Texas to certify a bogus Masters program more easily than California. They did make some progress, but it went to court, and just recently they lost that case and had to give up on the idea. Subsequently, they've pulled another rabbit out of the hat: A degree in "Christian Apologetics" which would serve a similar purpose as the Creationist MA (and it would have a "Creation 'Science'" minor. This degree, they claim, is not subject to state certification because it is religious. But that may not, in fact, be the case. From the NCSE: [INDENT]The Institute for Creation Research claims that its new School of Bible Apologetics is "exempt from licensing by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board" -- but is it?[/INDENT] [URL="http://ncse.com/news/2010/09/icr-not-out-woods-yet-006161"][/URL], and you can read more about it at [URL="http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2010/09/icr-throws-in-t.html"]Panda's Thumb[/URL]. [URL="http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/09/institute_for_creation_researc_2.php#commentsArea"]Read the comments on this post...[/URL][IMG]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GregLadensBlog/~4/amecAAl139g[/IMG] [url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GregLadensBlog/~3/amecAAl139g/institute_for_creation_researc_2.php]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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