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A True Reflection of Pakistan: Review of ‘Paying the Price’, by Muneeb Qadir

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a great battle for evolutionary science, free speech, and free inquiry against conservative religion: The Scopes Monkey Trial of July 1925. Here, William Jennings Bryan (seated, left) is being questioned by Clarence Darrow on 20 July 1925. The court proceedings were held outside on this day due to the extreme heat. photo: Watson Davis. Read more here.
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The Ghost of Scopes: Creationists Never Give Up

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100 years after the Scopes Monkey Trial, creationism is as potent as ever.
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