Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · edit-25 days ago100 years ago, John Scopes, a science teacher, was prosecuted for teaching evolutionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1image100 years ago, John Scopes, a science teacher, was prosecuted for teaching evolutionlemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
Source: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/08/nx-s1-5430760/evolution-scopes-creationism-monkey-trial https://news.uchicago.edu/story/scopes-monkey-trial-100-years-later
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoMuch like Rosa Parks, he volunteered to be the test case. They didn’t mind losing because they wanted the issue decided before a higher court. Interesting story yesterday: https://apnews.com/article/scopes-monkey-trial-anniversary-play-9202e1df2c1325c939dc9c34e10d85f7
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoThe Right learned the lesson, but they fabricate their bullshit grievance by purposely putting someone in a position and forcing bullshit actions so they can get it to the SC.
Much like Rosa Parks, he volunteered to be the test case. They didn’t mind losing because they wanted the issue decided before a higher court.
Interesting story yesterday:
https://apnews.com/article/scopes-monkey-trial-anniversary-play-9202e1df2c1325c939dc9c34e10d85f7
The Right learned the lesson, but they fabricate their bullshit grievance by purposely putting someone in a position and forcing bullshit actions so they can get it to the SC.