Christian Bible Colleges Sue State of Illinois over Not Allowing Ministry Students to Obtain Degrees by Michael Gryboski The Christian Post |
"With the aid of the Chicago-based firm Mauck & Baker, the group that calls itself the Illinois Bible Colleges Association filed a lawsuit last week against the Illinois Board of Higher Education in district court.
"Colleges belonging to the group include Providence Baptist College of Elgin, United Faith Christian Institute and Bible College of Maywood, and the DaySpring Bible College and Seminary of Mundelein.
"'Therefore we have chosen to request exemption from the state of Illinois' Board of Higher Education. They have only granted that exemption as long as we don't offer degrees. They said diplomas and certificates were all we were allowed to offer," said Scudder.
"Dayspring and several other schools in Illinois have formed an association … to sue the state — asking for the right to offer full degrees without state regulations (except health and safety), as we believe is afforded by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution...'"