HISTORICAL TRIAL

Jul 11 2025RELIGION

A Century Later: The Scopes Trial's Unfinished Business

In 1925, a small town in Tennessee became the center of a big debate. A teacher, John Scopes, was put on trial for teaching evolution. This was a big deal because Tennessee had a law against it. The trial was like a showdown between science and religion. Two famous figures, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, went head-to-head. Darrow was a defense attorney w...

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