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One hundred years after the Scopes monkey trial author Amanda Opelt tells Religion News we’re still trying to win debates by ...
Perhaps the trial’s most lasting legacy is the precedent it set for how we engage with our ideological enemies and the role ...
In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...
In 1925, a small-town trial became a national spectacle, pitting faith against science. Here's what to know about the lasting ...
For decades, Dayton locals tried to forget about the town’s connection to the controversial 1925 trial. Now, they embrace it ...
This July marks the centenary of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. On a return trip from Florida nearly two decades ago, my ...
Dayton community members didn't look kindly upon reenactments of the Scopes trial. Here's how they've became the hosts of a ...
The Supreme Court ruled that a Maryland couple could pull their child out of classes where the material involved books with LGBTQ themes.  Almost exactly one hundred years ago – in July 1925 – there ...
Pop culture about the ‘trial of the century’ reflected broader cultural rifts. (The Conversation) — Ask Americans about the ...
As we celebrate the Scopes Trial Centennial this year, it is hard to believe that it has been one hundred years since that ...
The State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes, better known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, marked a turning point in American academic freedom and First Amendment rights in July 1925.The case challenged a ...