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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.
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 ...
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 ...
University of Chicago News1d
The Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’: 100 years later
One hundred years ago, on July 10, 1925, the trial of John T. Scopes began.
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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 ...
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The Scopes 'Monkey Trial' has not adjourned - Religion News Service
It happened exactly one hundred years ago this month. And the gavel has still not completely come down.
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 ...
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100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom
On July 10, 1925, a 24-year-old high-school teacher named John Scopes was put on trial in Dayton, Tennessee for the crime of ...