Doctoral Student in the Netherlands Denied the Right to Thank God in His Thesis
Dutch PhD student Jerke de Vries inserted a clause into his doctoral thesis in which he gave thanks to God. At the Wageningen University, religious statements are not allowed in theses unless they are the subject of research. Although De Vries’ thesis advisor was not so strict, the doctoral committee would not allow his thesis to pass unless he removed the phrase, leaving de Vries to cut out the page from over a hundred copies of his thesis which had already been printed.
According to de Vries, the question of giving thanks should apply equally to all areas, whether one is giving thanks to God or to a favorite football team.Source: http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/wunderbar/danksagung-in-doktorarbeit-student-darf-gott-nicht-erwaehnen-a-956695.html