100 Years Since the Scopes Trial: Remembering a Cultural Clash
July 2025 marks the 100-year anniversary of the infamous Scopes “Monkey” Trial—one of the most pivotal and public legal showdowns over the role of biblical creation versus evolutionary theory in American public education. Held in the sweltering summer of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, this trial wasn’t just about a biology teacher and a banned textbook. It was about worldviews—two fundamentally different accounts of origins and authority—and that cultural clash is still echoing today. The Trial That Shaped the Debate John T. Scopes, a young high school teacher, was charged with
