The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a century later, many Americans still embrace creationism, and that’s evident at a giant replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark in Kentucky.
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms. The rift over evolution and creationism has never fully been put to rest. And questions over how students should be taught life’s origins still linger today.
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