The book has been controversial because it espouses the idea of Biblical inerrancy; that whenever science and Christianity conflict, the current scientific understanding is wrong.

"[4] ACSI sued the University of California for discrimination against its science courses that contain creationist ideas.

In the March 2008 ruling the Judge quoted Biology for Christian Schools stating:[5] Plaintiff's evidence also supports Defendants' conclusion that these biology texts are inappropriate for use as the primary or sole text.

Plaintiffs' own biology expert, Professor Michael Behe, testified that "it is personally abusive and pedagogically damaging to de facto require students to subscribe to an idea.

Requiring a student to, effectively, consent to an idea violates [her] personal integrity.