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Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters
Scopes was the first-ever battle in the culture wars,” said Edward Larson, a historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ...
How 'Destiny in Dayton' rectified damage done by the Scopes trial movie 'Inherit the Wind'
Dayton community members didn't look kindly upon reenactments of the Scopes trial. Here's how they've became the hosts of a ...
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The American Spectator9hOpinion
100 Years After the Scopes Trial, Public Education Still Gets It Wrong
One hundred years ago, in Dayton, Tennessee, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was underway, with the battle for children’s public education in the balance. This case has become infamous in American legal ...
National Catholic Register1dOpinion
Truth Cannot Contradict Truth: The Scopes Trial 100 Years Later
On the whole, Catholics in 1925 had little problem with the teaching of evolution. Most likely due to the teaching of Pope ...
100 years after Scopes ‘Monkey Trial,’ religion in public schools hits courts again
New state laws requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms are facing legal challenges.
A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey Trial .” The case ...
A century later, the 'Monkey Trial' is more relevant than ever
One hundred years ago, a public school teacher was put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution. The Scopes Monkey Trial ...
In historic 'Monkey Town USA,' residents embrace the past and plan for the future
For a century, this small Tennessee town in Rhea County just north of Chattanooga has been known as “Monkey Town USA” in reference to the famous 1925 Scopes trial that pitted religion vs. evolution in ...