A 15 year old Russian teenager has sued her city education committee for allowing the teaching of evolution in her school and hence insulting her religious beliefs and violates her rights.
Maria Shreiber sued the St. Petersburg city education committee, claiming the 10th-grade biology textbook used at the Cervantes Gymnasium was offensive to believers and that teachers should offer an alternative to Darwin’s famous theory.
“The biology textbook generally refers to religion and the existence of God in a negative way. It infringes on believers’ rights,” she said in comments carried by Russian television stations.
The biology teacher involved had started the class by stating that there are alternative theories to evolution.
This case is the first of its kind in Russia.
Hope it is also the last one…
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