The “Scopes Monkey Trial,” 100 Years Later: Exploring or Exploiting the Divide?
The “Scopes Monkey Trial,” 100 Years Later: Exploring or Exploiting the Divide?
by Rev. Dr. Roger Jones
Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
Sunday, September 21, 2025
In Dayton, Tenn., 100 years ago a substitute teacher committed the crime of teaching evolutionary theory in public school. (The new ACLU wanted a “test case” to challenge the law.) America’s most famous lawyers argued the case. News media flocked to the town, giving it a carnival atmosphere. Today let’s consider the continuing fallout of the split between religious fundamentalism and secular science.
Was the test case worth it?
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