How the latest SCOTUS ruling on religous rights echoes the Scopes trial
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Maryland couple could pull their child out of classes where the material involved books with LGBTQ themes.
The six conservative justices ruled that parents should not be required to expose their children to class materials that go against their religious beliefs.
Coincidentally, almost exactly one hundred years ago – in July 1925 – there was another famous legal debate over what kids learn in the classroom that took place in Tennessee.
The so-called Scopes Monkey Trial was ground zero for one of America’s first culture wars: The…
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