The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey Trial .” The case ...

As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the case continue to be felt today.

Oklahoma is forcing courts – as they did in Tennessee in 1925 – to wrestle with the question of how much religion is ...

One hundred years ago, on July 10, 1925, the trial of John T. Scopes began.

A century ago, a Tennessee science teacher's fight to teach evolution ignited national controversy. But battles over school ...

It is the story of Bertram Cates (John Scopes), a young biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who is arrested and stands ...

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 ...

A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.

Making a monkey of religion . Originally published November 21, 2005 at 12:00 am. Because every few years this country, in its infinite tolerance, ...

Another challenge is that in Hinduism, India’s dominant religion, monkeys are viewed as representations of a deity, and some people like to feed them as a traditional offering.