Sonic247
Well-Known Member
I never knew to much about what this trial was about until I did some reading on it. I thought that it was actually about a guy who wanted to teach evolution when it was against the law. What it really was was an advertising campaign for the ACLU and local buisnessmen. Also atheists and polititians, namely Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. The ACLU put out an add saying they would cover the cost of the trial for the teacher who would break the Butler act, which was approved by 99 out of 100 people in the district. (It almost sounds like they are paying someone to break the law.) Some local buisness people thought this would be a good case to bring publicity to the town. They asked the biology teacher to join them in there quest for fame and money but he refused so they got John Scopes who was sometimes a substitute for the biology teacher. Although he agreed with local buisness people, attornies before he taught on evolution, to the charge of teaching evolution he plead not guilty under oath. It was an open and shut case, but what the case was actually about was not the purpose of the defense, just a cover up for their real motivation. The defence gathered a team of expert witnesses to slur the Bible and promote evolution to the public. Clarence Darrow was frustrated that these testimonies which had absolutely nothing to do with the case were denied. They gave their testimonies but they were stricken from the record, the judge was actually being very patient to allow as much as he did considering they had nothing to do with the case and it is wrong to use the legal system as an advertising gimmick.