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HISTORICAL FACTS: John scopes - Caught on Camera

Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t

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.

The Conversation

‘What should be taught in schools?’: the infamous ‘Scopes monkey trial’ turns 100

In 1925, a Tennessee battle over teaching evolution in schools gripped the US and, as festivities commemorate the chaos, the case remains grimly relevant

The Guardian - US

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

Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution.

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Meet the creationist theme park owner with a replica Noah’s Ark

The ark is one-and-a-half football fields long

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial

Some people thought the 1925 Scopes monkey trial marked a cultural defeat for biblical fundamentalism

The Independent UK

With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism

The Independent UK

It’s Not Just You, Political Attacks On Scientific Theories Are Rising

Recent state laws encourage teachers to question established scientific theories, undermining science education by equating them with unproven ideas.

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Politicians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools

Scientific theory has had a rough time in America’s public schools.

The Conversation

Ghost of William Jennings Bryan haunts Trump's next run for the White House

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

WEKU

Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this

Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed, and some of these groups argued this vaccine was against their religious beliefs.

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