Bertram Cates was charged for the crime of teaching Darwin’s theory of Evolution in a public school. For this he was guilty, but I believe in Henry Drummond’s argument. The law was outdated and unjust. The law allows for no other ideas than that of the Bible. But the purpose of school and an education is to encourage students to

expand their minds. All Bertram Cates is guilty of is having ideas that may conflict with what the Bible says, and if that is a crime, then the country will never advance if their peoples ideas are to be held back.

This trial was not just about a small town school teacher who broke a law. It was a battle between governing by religious ideas or having the freedom to learn and decide for oneself. Drummond presented facts at the trial that opened the worlds eyes. And although Brady’s side may have won the battle, the world knew it was a step forward for the Bertram Cates everywhere.

“The Bible is a book. A good book. But it’s not the only book.” Drummond challenges that if we live only by one book, there is no room for our minds to grow. The Bible is just that, a book. We cannot live our lives, or run a country by one book. Also, many may have different interpretations of the Bible. The Bible, if every story taken literal, is contradicting. Drummond brings to attention stories in the Bible like when Jonah is swallowed by a great fish, and Joshua makes the sun stand still. He asks Brady about these passages, and if they are to be taken literally. Brady admits that he accepts the Bible the way it is written, but doesn‘t admit to Drummond‘s line of questioning. Also, it could be possible that the seven days in which God created earth and all the inhabitants could be longer than twenty-four hours. The Bible doesn’t specify the length of time in which the seven days are. Drummond brings up

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