Unlike any other scientific idea, evolution has been entangled with the law in the United States for more than 80 years.
From the 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial” to the present day, the teaching of the science of evolution has been repeatedly banned or constrained in public schools on religious grounds and this pattern shows no sign of stopping.
This year Duquesne University Darwin Day will examine the fascinating history of these activities and look at why they so often end up in the American courts.
View the presentations and
accompanying slideshows
from Feb. 8 online »»
Featured speakers:
Dr. Edward Larson won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book “Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion.” »
Judge John Jones III presided over the 2005 Kitzmiller et al. vs Dover Area School District court case which found “intelligent design” creationism to be a religious idea unsuited for teaching in the public high school science classroom. »
