Religious-based education on trial.

Byline: Lisa Anderson

MURRIETA, Calif. _ Sarah Potter-Smith, a sophomore at Calvary Chapel Christian School, can't understand why anyone would think that learning any subject from a Christian perspective is inferior to a secular education.

"We learn just as much as the public schools around here do and, actually, we learn more. For example, we have to learn about evolution on top of creationism too," said the 15-year-old.

Calvary English teacher Shannon Jonker, 26, said the Christian perspective helps students identify the many religious and biblical themes in literature. "We're reading `Frankenstein' right now, and there are allusions to the creation story," said ...

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