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==== Accreditation in California ====

==== Accreditation in California ====

From that year forward, a number of [[anticreation]] groups launched a [[propaganda]] campaign to have ICR's accreditation revoked.<ref name=rae>Bergman, Jerry. "[http://www.rae.org/ICRcase.html The Religion of Vague: An Unsuccessful Attempt by the State of California to Close a College]." ''Revolution Against Evolution'', May 22, 2003. Accessed March 19, 2008.</ref> To accomplish this, the detractors made a number of dubious accusations, which included an allegation that the examining committee that recommended ICR's initial approval was composed of "ringers, shills, and plants."<ref name=tcs>Schafersman, Steven. "[http://www.texscience.org/reviews/icr-thecb-certification.htm The Institute for Creation Research and It's (''sic'') Quest for Official Texas Certification to Award Masters Degrees in Science Education]." ''Texas Citizens for Science'', December 17, 2007; updated January 6 and January 28, 2008. Accessed March 19, 2008.</ref><ref name=dof>Bennetta, William. "[http://www.texscience.org/reviews/bennetta-degrees-of-folly.htm Degrees of Folly]." ''BASIS'', February 1989 and following. Hosted by ''Texas Citizens for Science''. Accessed March 19, 2008.</ref>

Almost from the day that ICR first won its degree-granting authority in California, a number of [[anticreation]] groups launched a [[propaganda]] campaign to have ICR's accreditation revoked.<ref name=rae>Bergman, Jerry. "[http://www.rae.org/ICRcase.html The Religion of Vague: An Unsuccessful Attempt by the State of California to Close a College]." ''Revolution Against Evolution'', May 22, 2003. Accessed March 19, 2008.</ref> To accomplish this, the detractors made a number of dubious accusations, which included an allegation that the examining committee that recommended ICR's initial approval was composed of "ringers, shills, and plants."<ref name=tcs>Schafersman, Steven. "[http://www.texscience.org/reviews/icr-thecb-certification.htm The Institute for Creation Research and It's (''sic'') Quest for Official Texas Certification to Award Masters Degrees in Science Education]." ''Texas Citizens for Science'', December 17, 2007; updated January 6 and January 28, 2008. Accessed March 19, 2008.</ref><ref name=dof>Bennetta, William. "[http://www.texscience.org/reviews/bennetta-degrees-of-folly.htm Degrees of Folly]." ''BASIS'', February 1989 and following. Hosted by ''Texas Citizens for Science''. Accessed March 19, 2008.</ref>

In 1986 the California legislature changed its accreditation requirements and required all degree-granting institutions to re-apply for accreditation. But in addition to a new law, the California Department of Education had a new superintendent, [[William Honig]]. Honig sent a second review committee to the school in 1988. At first this committee voted 3-2 to approve re-accreditation.<ref name=tcs/> But Honig wouldn't accept that, and persuaded one member of the committee to change his vote.<ref name=tcs/><ref name=rae/> Bennetta<ref name=dof/> insists that the initial (1981) inspection was a sham, and that at least two of the committeemen who cast the favorable votes in 1988 were, in his words, "ringers"--a charge that Bergman<ref name=rae/> rejects out-of-hand.

In 1986 the California legislature changed its accreditation requirements and required all degree-granting institutions to re-apply for accreditation. But in addition to a new law, the California Department of Education had a new superintendent, [[William Honig]]. Honig sent a second review committee to the school in 1988. At first this committee voted 3-2 to approve re-accreditation.<ref name=tcs/> But Honig wouldn't accept that, and persuaded one member of the committee to change his vote.<ref name=tcs/><ref name=rae/> Bennetta<ref name=dof/> insists that the initial (1981) inspection was a sham, and that at least two of the committeemen who cast the favorable votes in 1988 were, in his words, "ringers"--a charge that Bergman<ref name=rae/> rejects out-of-hand.