Peloza is a Christian who believes the Biblical doctrine of creation. He is also a student of biology who believes that the scientific evidence does not support evolutionary theory, but rather the thesis of “abrupt appearance” of life-forms. When he teaches biology in the public classroom, he feels honesty requires him to point out the problems in the theory of evolution and the virtue of the competing hypothesis. Because of this the high school paper printed an Opinion piece which was critical of the teacher, entitled “Religion Dominates Science in Peloza’s Classroom.” He has come under the criticism of his principal and a number of school district officials, and the matter has led to a lawsuit.