IN BRIEF

Published: October 27, 2006 (Issue # 1216)

Darwin Case BeginsnST. PETERSBURG (SPT) The court of Oktyabrsky district begun its proceedings of the suit from a school student against the teaching of Darwinism in her school.

In the lawsuit of Maria Shrayber v. Russia's Ministry of Education and Science it states that presenting Darwin's origin of the species as the only true evolution theory offends the girl's religious beliefs and violates her right of ideology choice, Interfax reported Monday.

According to Kirill Shrayber, who represents the interest of his juvenile daughter in court, their suit aims to limit study of the theory in Russia's schools due to the fact that so far none of the evolution theories has been scientifically proved, Interfax reported. The next hearing is planned for December 13.