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SELAH: How didthe ACLtl affect the actions oftheadvisory committee?

Weaver: TheACLCI raised an issue about "separation of church and state." They suggested that fortheboard to certify a private liberalartscollege holding to a religious/doctrinal statement would be establishing religion bythe state Misconception about the issue created such a smokescreen that the board was unwilling toact Progress was paralyzed for almost two years.

SELAH: On Dec 8, 1982, thecollege received final approval, but the certification was awarded for a one-year rather than a five-year term What are theramifications of theshortened term?

Weaver: There were no valid reasons to deny us.Theone-year certification was a reasonable compromise to accommodate pressure groups on all sides.I expect that we will eventually obtain the five-year approval, mainly because thereis no basis for refusal.

SELAH: How do you feel this issue has affected thepublic opinion of LBC?

Weaver: Having ourapproval should reinforce the notion that weare teachinglegitimate science, which we are. We fought, not because there were a great number of students directly involved, butbecauseit concerns one of our basic rights ascitizens We are committed to training our students intheorthodox doctrinesand dogma ofmodern science