100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates:
One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage ...
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‘What should be taught in schools?’: the infamous ‘Scopes monkey trial’ turns 100
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OpinionContributor: When Darrow took on Bryan 100 years ago today, science got the win. Or did it?
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Today in History: Jury selection begins in Scopes trial: On July 10, 1925, jury selection began in Dayton, Tennessee, in the trial of John T. Scopes ...
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OpinionAmerican Education Demands a Fact-Based Curriculum, Not Religious Ideology: One hundred years after the Scopes trial, religious ideologues are still trying to ...
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Key FactsReligious Influence Threatens Science Education Today
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- The 1925 trial highlighted the conflict between biblical authority and evidence-based science in education.
- Several states have passed laws permitting the teaching of religious ideas like intelligent design in public schools.
- While some bills promoting faith-based content failed, others mandating religious displays in classrooms have been enacted.
- Ongoing legal cases question the separation of church and state, risking public funds supporting religious schooling.
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With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone
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Small Tennessee town observes 100 years of the ‘Scopes monkey trial’ that condemned the teaching of evolution
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