Teacher John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for violating a Tennessee law that banned the teaching of evolution because ...

The anniversary of the Scopes Trial is not just a history lesson. It’s a wake-up call to become culture warriors — not with ...

As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the ...

COMMENTARY: Is life in this world a random product of meaningless non-causes? Or is it guided by divine Providence?

The misdemeanor trial took place in July 1925. It put Dayton, Tenn., on the map -- a spot townspeople didn't always relish.

New state laws requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms are facing legal challenges.

A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law ...

As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee ...

For decades, Dayton locals tried to forget about the town’s connection to the controversial 1925 trial. Now, they embrace it every year.

John Washington Butler, a corn and tobacco farmer serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives, introduced the Butler ...

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

On July 21, 1925 — a century ago today — substitute teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating a state ban on ...