But one thing the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 did not do was settle the contentious issue of evolution in the schools, which continues to incite strong passions and court actions to this day.

Science and religion clashed at the Scopes trial and few would argue the importance of that great debate. But the trial also made history in the annals of American folklore. It inspired a unique ...

Roughly a century ago, the trial of John T. Scopes marked a flash point in an American culture war—between religious faith ...

American journalist H. L. Mencken dubbed it the “Monkey Trial.” The facts are these: A high school science teacher, John Scopes, was being tried for violating the Butler Act, a recently passed ...