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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 9, “The ID Movement Had Its Day in Court”

Judge Jones lumped Dover’s policy with the intelligent design movement, as if they were inextricably linked. Read More ›
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Jerry Coyne and His Readers Attack Academic Freedom, and Call for More Intolerance 

It became clear that Coyne’s whole point was to gin up harassment of the journal so they won’t publish critiques of evolution in the future. Read More ›
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A Century After the Scopes Trial, Censoring Spirit on Evolution Still Thrives

From evolutionists, a surge of persecutions has included tenure denials, job blacklisting, and speech codes. Read More ›
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Photo: Clarence Darrow in 1925, by National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

National Catholic Register: Father Hilbert “Would Have Won the Argument with Darrow”

For Catholics (and others) interested in the subject, Father de Souza has a book recommendation from Discovery Institute Press. Read More ›
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Hemingway and the Scopes Trial

William Jennings Bryan had a hard time coming up with expert scientific witnesses who were dubious of Darwinian theory. He wouldn’t now. Read More ›
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Inhibit the Mind? Scopes Revisionism Can End

The centennial of the Scopes Trial is a good time to set the record straight. Here’s a way to turn the tables on the stereotype. Read More ›
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Scopes Revisited: An Interview with Historian Jefrey Breshears

Promoted as a battle royale between science and religion — evolutionary theory versus biblical creation — in its actual content the trial was underwhelming. Read More ›

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