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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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Scopes and History: A Personal Reminiscence

In 1956 my father, a devout Darwinian who had failed to persuade me by taking me to the esteemed Field Museum in Chicago, treated me to a theater offering. Read More ›
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One Hundred Years After Scopes, It’s “Scopes-in-Reverse”

Casey Luskin tried to contact the folks at Vanderbilt about the lock-out, but no one even bothered to get back to him. 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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A Century Later, the Spirit of Scopes Is Alive and Well

According to secularist legend, the Scopes trial represented a great showdown between ignorant, fundamentalist religion and enlightened, scientific progress. Read More ›
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With Scopes Trial Anniversary Approaching, We Need Science, Not Just Feelings

At best, Christian commitment without a reasonable basis is only shifting sand under believers’ feet. At worst, it invites disdain. Read More ›
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Scopes “Monkey” Trial Is Turning One Hundred

Almost nothing happened quite the way the stereotypes have portrayed it since then. Read More ›
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West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

West Virginia joins Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi to become the sixth state to adopt some form of an academic freedom policy. Read More ›
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England’s National Health Service Bans Most Puberty-Blocking

The science is not settled. The time is long past for the woke media and medical associations to recognize this fact. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design and Natural Theology

How just is the imputation of “neo-creationist” tendencies to members of the intelligent design community? Read More ›

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