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Why Many Americans Still Think Darwin Was Wrong, yet the British Do Not
Education · Dayton

Why Many Americans Still Think Darwin Was Wrong, yet the British Do Not

87% Center coverage: 8 sources
One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state's schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution.See the Story
We Haven’t Evolved Much 100 Years After the Scopes Monkey Trial
Science · Dayton

We Haven’t Evolved Much 100 Years After the Scopes Monkey Trial

50% Left coverage: 8 sources
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Robert Klose is an emeritus professor of biological sciences at the University of Maine at Augusta. His latest book is “Trigger Warning.” One hundred years ago, in July of 1925, the so-called ” Monkey Trial” took place in Dayton, Tennessee. It was, I think, supposed to h…See the Story
Remembering Scopes: How 100-Year-Old ‘Monkey Trial’ Helped Shape Evangelical Christianity
Religion · Dayton

Remembering Scopes: How 100-Year-Old ‘Monkey Trial’ Helped Shape Evangelical Christianity

80% Left coverage: 5 sources
During the Scopes Trial over teaching evolution in public school, modern science clashed with religion. Its effects helped shape politics today.See the Story

Alabama Woman Abducted at Gunpoint During Morning Crash; 55-Year-Old Acquaintance Jailed

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
A south Alabama man is behind bars following an armed kidnapping Tuesday morning in Dale County. Shane Carpenter, 55, of Clio, is charged with first-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault and first-degree criminal mischief.Dayton, Tennessee · DaytonSee the Story

Town Revisits Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ Role

67% Left coverage: 3 sources
DAYTON, Tenn. — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools.Dayton, Tennessee · DaytonSee the Story

A Transformative Moment in American Journalism

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The nation’s first “trial of the century” was not just a conflict between science and religion.Journalism · DaytonSee the Story

What's killing the media goes all the way back to a famous 100-year-old culture wars trial: critic

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
One hundred years after the Scopes monkey trial author Amanda Opelt tells Religion News we’re still trying to win debates by abusing our opponent.July 10 will mark the anniversary of the prosecution of educator John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in public schools in violation of Tennessee’s Butler Act. This was a case defined by Baltimore Sun writer and atheist Henry Louis Mencken, who not only coined the term ‘Bible Belt’ and ‘monkey trial,’…Culture · DaytonSee the Story

1 In 4 Americans Reject Evolution, 100 Years After The Scopes Monkey Trial Pitted Science Against Religion

67% Left coverage: 3 sources
One hundred years after the trial, and as we have documented in our scholarly work, the culture war over evolution and creationism remains strong. The post 1 In 4 Americans Reject Evolution, 100 Years After The Scopes Monkey Trial Pitted Science Against Religion appeared first on Study Finds.Culture · DaytonSee the Story

‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since

Coverage: 8 sources
The star attorneys of the Scopes trial: Clarence Darrow, left, for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty ImagesAsk Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution. Less well known are its origins. As historian Edward J. Larson observed in “Summer for the Gods,” his Pulitzer Prize-winn…Public School System · DaytonSee the Story

Former Rhea Co. Teacher Claiming Harassment by Management in Lawsuit Against School System

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Martha McClendon claims in the lawsuit, filed on June 17, that she was bullied during her time at Spring City Elementary.Bullying · Rhea CountySee the Story

The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Prosecution — Minding The Campus

100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Author’s Note: July 2025 will mark the centenary of the famous Tennessee “Scopes Monkey Trial.” This is the third article in a series leading up to the centennial events in Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the trial. Read the first in the series here and the second here. In the 1925 Dayton Monkey Trial, it […] The post The Scopes Trial Centenary: The Case for the Prosecution appeared first on Minding The Campus.Dayton, Tennessee · DaytonRead Article

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