Fundamentalist exams on a par with A- levels
Posted by Margaret
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Monday, Aug 3, 2009
A creationist exam syllabus for evangelical Christians that orginated in Texas in the 1970s has been ruled equivalent to international A levels by a UK government agency, despite teaching that the Loch Ness monster disproves evolution and racial segregation is beneficial.
The Times Edicational Supplement reports that –
Hundreds of teenagers at around 50 private Christian schools in Britain study for the certificates, as well as several home-educated students.