... town, felt that a trial of such magnitude would put the insignificant town of Dayton on the map. There assumption was correct and in July, 24-year old high school biology teacher John Scopes, who voluntarily played the part of the pawn, was charged with illegally teaching the theory of evolution. The goal of the defense was not to win. They ... . Publishers should not be required or volunteer to include disclaimers in textbooks that distort or misrepresent the methodology of science and the current body of knowledge concerning the nature and study of evolution. (www.nsta.org/159&psid=10)...

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