Texas Judge Rips Creationism Group in Science Degree Suit

[usregimechange]

File this under things you never want a judge to write about you.

Austin federal judge Sam Sparks dismissed a suit by the Dallas-based Institute of Creation Research, which seeks the right to grant a master’s degree in science from a biblical perspective. And by “dismissed,” we mean the judge tore it apart.

But first, a summary of the suit, as reported today by the San Antonio Express-News. The Institute seeks to offer a masters degree that critiques evolution and champions a literal interpretation of the biblical account of creation. Texas’s higher education board nixed the group’s application, because of the proposed program’s creationist slant. This, the Institute contended, was a violation of its First Amendment Rights.

That claim was dismissed by Sparks in an opinion that criticized the Institute’s arguments as incoherent. At one point he writes that he will address the group’s concerns “to the extent is able to understand them.” At another, he describes the group’s filings as “overly verbose, disjointed, incoherent, maundering and full of irrelevant information.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/06/23/texas-judge-rips-creationism-group-in-science-degree-suit/


Ruling:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33449642/Judge-Sam-Sparks-Ruling-in-ICR-v-Texas-Higher-Ed-Coordinating-Board

[Richardo]

1. Sweet.

We're not ALL fundamentalist right wing morons down here, despite what some here might think.

[RKP5637]

3. This is great!!! I'm glad this judge tore into them. IMO these people give

Texas such an undeserved bad name. The problem is what they say is so outrageous it makes all the news and all of the good things from other people often go unheard.

[TheMadMonk]

4. Yeah ,but what if you and the judge are out of state at the same time? nt

[movonne]

6. Not all but a whole lot...

[hobbit709]

2. Judge Sparks is known for his way with words.

He doesn't suffer fools lightly.

[happyslug]

5. The actual Opinion:.

http://courtweb.pamd.uscourts.gov/courtwebsearch/txwd/06454397.pdf

[LiberalFighter]

7. Where is this material usually taught?

Is it generally taught in courses that result in some divinity or theology degree?

Personally, it should all result in a degree in hooey hooey.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

8. Too good!!!

The legal equivalent of FO, ES, DIAF, EABOD.

Summary Judgment for Defendants.

:rofl:

[RainDog]

9. Great news! another blow against stupidity! n/t