“Inherit the Wind” was a movie based off of Christianity Idealism. The South has always been known as the bible belt of America. This story takes place in a small town called Hillsboro, Tennessee. A teacher (Burcham T. Cates) who has opened his mind to learning and has come out of the dark ages, started teaching Darwin’s ‘Theory of Evolution” to his small class. The state of Tennessee had a law that stated “ Makes it unlawful for any teacher of the Public Schools to teach any theory that denies the creation of man that is taught in the bible, to teach instead that man has come from a lower order of animal.” This law is interesting because of the law that we now have for Religion and State.
The story takes place in the classroom of Mr. Cates. Mr. Cates knows that his teachings are against the law, but chooses to teach Darwinism anyways. The local Officials to include the Preacher are there to arrest him for breaking “Gods Law” and the law of Tennessee. This is more of a moral issue for
This story is still valid today. Many religions do not want many people who can think for themselves. They welcome questions, if you are trying to understand the excepted translation, but not questioning what is written.
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