The issues contested in the second-story courtroom of the Rhea County courthouse may seem long settled, but they still divide ...

The trial of John T. Scopes was an irresistible spectacle that pitted evolution against religion, with public schools as the ...

Mr. Bryan’s closest friend in Chattanooga was said to be George Washington Chamlee Sr., who had been the local district ...

On July 21, 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in Dayton, Tenn., ...

The Scopes trial has long been depicted as a clash between modern science and religious fundamentalism. But it was also a ...

Silver does have some monetary demand, but it’s usually too small to meaningfully impact the price. However, during periods ...

Both then and today, the widely publicized trial has been portrayed as a microcosm of an asserted battle between "science" ...

Catholic intellectuals of the time were already engaging with evolutionary theory in a more open-minded way. That willingness ...

America marks a century of condescension toward religious fundamentalists that spread from the trial in Tennessee of a ...

On July 21, 1925 — a century ago today — substitute teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating a state ban on ...

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