I’m Arden Rissmiller. People tend to debate about teaching students about subjects that can be countered by religion, like evolution. The Scopes Trial (the monkey trial) was an example of sheltering kids from ideas their parents disagreed with. Parents can pull their kids out of school to keep them from learning about disagreeing topics. People, depending on their background, have different views on the topic. And whether teachers should teach it or leave topics like this to the parents. The Scopes trial was a turning point in the minds of the people of Tennessee and all over the USA. Before this, parents entirely chose what their children were taught. The Scopes trial represents the differences between traditional and modern values in America …show more content…
In 1925, John T. Scopes, found himself at the center of the debate when he defied the state's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution. Scopes deliberately included evolution in his curriculum, leading to his arrest and trial. The trial had large media attention and became a battleground, with people supporting evolution advocating for academic freedom and scientific inquiry, while opponents argued for the preservation of traditional religious teachings. The courtroom proceedings were full of scrutiny and dramatic confrontations between legal giants. Clarence Darrow, renowned for his defense of civil liberties, represented Scopes, while William Jennings Bryan, a politician and someone who fought for religious laws, led the prosecution. The trial unfolded with heated debates over scientific evidence and religious doctrine. Witnesses were called to testify on both sides, with scientists defending evolution and theologians defending biblical creationism. The trial's climax came during Darrow's cross-examination of Bryan, where the prosecution's case fell apart under scrutiny, highlighting the tensions between faith and reason in American society. Several moments and testimonies came out during the Scopes Trial that got the attention of the nation. The testimony of scientific experts, including biologist Maynard M. Metcalf and geologist Horatio Hackett Newman, provided compelling evidence in support of evolution, challenging the religious views of the prosecution. On the other side, Bryan's closing argument tried to uphold the authority of the Bible and defend traditional religious beliefs against the current science. The trial's verdict ultimately found Scopes guilty of violating the Butler Act, though his conviction was later overturned on a technicality. Even with the legal outcome, the Scopes Trial left a mark on American culture, sparking debates over teaching
Doe case, Taking place in Texas in the year 2000, ended with a five to four verdict (Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe). The decision was in support of Doe, a Mormon family and a Catholic family that contested the school’s support of prayer at football games. The result of this case restricted the first amendment freedom of religion. The “wall” between religion and government that the Establishment Clause creates was present in this case (Cornell University Law School). The end of this case led to a strong divide between public schools and students’ religious practices. This case caused social changes to occur that affected public schools across America. Other public schools and parents of public school students saw the outcome of this case as an example of the “wall” that exists between church and state and that it will be enforced. Because of this case, many schools changed or abolished their own policies regarding
Robert Root-Bernstein and Donald L. McEachron, “Teaching Theories: The Evolution-Creation Controversy,” The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 44, No. 7 (Oct…1982). This article, written by Robert Root-Bernstein and Donald L. McEachron sheds light on the controversy of evolution vs creationism in schools and the validity of each being called a scientific theory. The work was created to answer the questions, “Which of these theories is truly scientific and which is a religious belief? Which should be taught in schools?” The article concluded in favor of evolution as a valid scientific theory that should be taught rather than creationism, but also mentioned the worth of understanding the latter.
First, when removing a case to federal court, it must be considered if the federal court had original jurisdiction in the case which is exactly what Quincy alludes to when stating the federal court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
A large factor in why the Scopes trial has received so much attention in an insignificant town is because of the stage that the trial was played out on. To begin with, The Butler Act made the Scopes trial all possible. To state it simply, The Butler Act prohibited public schools in Tennessee from teaching Evolution, or to falsify the Biblical story of Creationism. The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill making it unlawful for state-supported schools to teach any theory that denies the story of divine creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals (Numbers, 1998, p. 77).
John Scopes, a substitute biology teacher was arrested and charged with violating the Butler Act, a Tennessee law which prohibited teachers from teaching the Darwin Theory of Evolution in a science-related course. The American Civil Liberties Union created a plan to find a teacher willing to teach evolution in order to test the Butler Act, which forbade the essence that anyone teaching any theory that shunned the Biblical story of creationism. Scopes agreed to be arrested and have the case be taken to court. However, Scopes had simply reviewed the textbook chapter on evolution. The traditionalists would see this as a threat to their interests and the issue hit the country stronger than a tornado. Everyone was glued to their radios—it was the first broadcasted radio trial--except the campers and hundreds of reporters near the Dayton, Tennessee courthouse. Traditionalists would be outraged by the appearance of speakeasies, flappers, illegal boozing, popular activities of the Roaring Twenties and especially the Darwinian Theory. Their strong Christian beliefs from the Holy Bible stated how God created the world and man and woman. A traditionalist’s beliefs would not accept the idea of evolution because the Bible said that Man did not evolve but was created by God—the Divine Creation in one day.
The Scopes trial came at a crossroads in history - as people were choosing to cling to the past or jump into the future.
The history of the Scopes trial begins in Tennessee with the Butler Act, which passed on March 13, 1925. The Butler Act stated that “it shall be unlawful for any teacher in any of the Universities, Normals and all other pub...
This trial, likewise, represented a continuing cultural and philosophical divide between the North and South. In fact, Scopes Trial galvanized the great intellects and literary men who spearheaded the Southern agrarian movement to organize themselves into a coherent opposition. They took a stand for Southern civilization against what they considered as the encroachments of a modern world, long on liberty, industry, and utilitarianism, and short on poetry, imagination, and regional diversity.
Evolution and Creationism are both fact and theory but the question is which one should be taught in schools? Only a few school distracts have approved the teaching of evolution because it has more senitific evidence than creationism to prove that it is true. According to a new Gallup poll, just 39% of Americans believe in evolution. The Gallup polls also show that those Americans with higher education believe in the theory of evolution as opposed to those with only high school diplomas. The polls found that 74% Americans with post-graduate degrees believe in evolution theory compared to 21% of Americans with only high school diplomas. The Gallup polls suggest that the belief in the theory of evolution is associated with education. Evolution should be taught in schools because it has more scientific evidence to support it than creationism does. Also, public schools should not teach things that have to do with God, such as creationism, because the Constitution requires the separation of church and state. Finally, if we do not allow schools to teach evolution it would be a form censo...
Pretrial diversion process is when defendants charged with non-serious offenses are diverted in lieu of prosecution, if they agree to complete certain requirements such as community services, enrollment in rehabilitation program, conditional supervision. The process give first time offenders a second chance at having a clean criminal record. The prosecutor’s office serve as a gateway as to which defendants are eligible for pretrial diversion process. Defendants are evaluate on certain factors to determine if the likelihood of future criminal behavior or noncompliance.
Such precedent setting decisions are usually derived from the social, economic, political, and legal philosophy of the majority of the Justices who make up the Court, and also represent a segment of the American population at a given time in history. Seldom has a Supreme Court decision sliced so deeply into the basic fabric that composes the tapestry and direction of American law or instigated such profound changes in cherished rights, values, and personal prerogatives of individuals: the right to privacy, the structure of the family, the status of medical technology and its impact upon law and life, and the authority of state governments to protect the lives of their citizens.(3-4)
Teaching of evolution has several issues. One of the main issue is that it is unfair to some students with a background of Christianity. Christians believe in Creationism, meaning God created the whole world or if not, most of the world. Darwin's theory of Evolution is complete contradictory of this. In the Bible, it is stated that God made humans in His image while Darwin's theory says that Humans evolved from monkeys. It is basically proving that God, does not exist, violating the first amendment, Freedom of Belief. The first amendment states "..respecting the establishment of religion..." When Christian students listen and are forced to learn the theory of Evolution, it is restricting them to worship without obstacles and is therefore, disrespecting the establishment of religion by defying the existence of God. "If Genesis were interpreted as symbolic, as a myth, fable or fantasy, then the entire role of Jesus would have to be reinterpreted."(http://www.religioustolerance.org/ev_school.htm)
Since the time that teaching evolution in public schools was banned as heresy and taboo for contradicting the Bible, most public school systems today take an opposite approach in which creationism is seldom ta...
Evolution: “the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth” ("Definition of Evolution in English"). Creationism: “the belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes” ("Definition of Creationism in English"). There has always been a major controversy between evolution and creationism; no matter how much arguing goes on, no side will ever be truly satisfied. An advantage evolution has over creationism is that evolution is taught in public schools, while creationism is not. If there are people for and against both, then why not teach both? There is no reasonable answer as to why this is, but in some schools creationism cannot even be spoken of, let alone taught. With just as much proof as evolution, creationism should be taught in public schools alongside evolution; it has the possibility to open student’s minds, giving them new ways to think, and considering both are only theories, it is important that all students are aware of more than just evolution.
Yours Truly, The Gone Girl Authored by The New York Times bestselling novelist Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl is an alarming look at the downfall of a fragile and crooked marriage characterized by infidelity, discontent, resentment, and, ultimately, psychopathy. The couple’s toxic relationship culminating in tragedy, Nick Dunn arrives home on his fifth wedding anniversary to find his house ransacked and his wife Amy missing. As the police dive into a high stakes investigation in the presumed kidnapping of Amy, the public, police and even the reader begin to question Nick’s love and devotion to his wife as every piece of evidence uncovered seems to highlight Nick’s flaws. Implementing a new technique in modern literature, Gillian Flynn manipulates