What if we just didn't fight?
At the start of this year, I fully intended to write up some thoughts and reflections on the centennial of the Scopes Trial, which took place right here in Dayton, TN in July of 1925. I also agreed to give a presentation on the history of creationism for the Scopes Centennial symposium "Evolving Conflict," so it wasn't just a matter of writing up some thoughts. I had a deadline! Now, I've lived here in Dayton for 25 years, always less than five miles from the courtroom where the trial took place. I've read more about the trial than I can even remember. I met people who were there and descendants of people who were there. Core Academy has its own historical archives related to the trial. I've given more tours of the courthouse than I can count. To say I'm familiar with the trial is kind of an understatement. Surely I would have something thoughtful to say about it after all these years! Then I found myself quite simply at a loss. I wa...