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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 ...
100 years after Scopes Monkey Trial, a new religious culture war emerges in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is forcing courts – as they did in Tennessee in 1925 – to wrestle with the question of how much religion is ...
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Of Monkeys and Men — 100 Years since the Scopes Trial and Still Missing the Bigger Picture on Science v. Religion
A century ago today, America fixed its attention on a Dayton courthouse. Tennessee was prosecuting John T. Scopes for ...
100 years after the Scopes trial, Americans are still divided over what kids should learn
A century ago, a Tennessee science teacher's fight to teach evolution ignited national controversy. But battles over school ...
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The Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’: 100 years later
One hundred years ago, on July 10, 1925, the trial of John T. Scopes began.
Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters
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.
Why monkeys—and humans—can’t look away from social conflict
Long-tailed macaques given short videos were glued to scenes of fighting—especially when the combatants were monkeys they ...
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The Scopes 'Monkey Trial' has not adjourned
It is the story of Bertram Cates (John Scopes), a young biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who is arrested and stands ...
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 ...
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On the 100th Anniversary of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, Paducah Film Society screening “Inherit the Wind”
July 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, when science and religion was put on trial in ...
The Christian Science Monitor5d
Remembering Scopes: How 100-year-old ‘Monkey Trial’ helped shape evangelical Christianity
During the Scopes Trial over teaching evolution in public school, modern science clashed with religion. Its effects helped ...
The Christian Century4d
The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism
A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.