The Scopes Monkey Trial - Part 3

This is Part 3 of a three part series.  The first two are from my article on the Scopes Trial from Origins Research associated with Access Research Network:

https://arn.org/

“The Scopes Trial and After,” Origins Research (later Origins & Design), Vol. 2, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1979, pp. 5,6.

 

Scopes Monkey Trial - Part 1:

https://adamslostdream.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-scopes-monkey-trial-part-1.html

 

Scopes Monkey Trial - Part 2:

https://adamslostdream.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-scopes-monkey-trial-part-2.html

 

My #1 book I plug on this topic is Monkey Business by Marvin Olasky (World Mag):

https://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Business-Story-Scopes-Trial/dp/0805431578

 

Christ taught that we live in a youthful world, so that eliminates #Darwinism right away.  Jesus' AGE verses: Mk. 10:6, Mk. 13:19-20, Lk. 11:50,51.  The Butler Act references "the story of the Divine creation of man as taught in the Bible."  At the beginning of the trial only Genesis Chapter One was read!  The Second chapter of Genesis gives the details of Man's Origin.  Furthermore, there are tons of verses throughout the Bible that relate to the "Divine creation of man."

 

What is mankind that you are mindful of them,

    human beings that you care for them?

You have made them a little lower than the angels

    and crowned them with glory and honor.

You made them rulers over the works of your hands;

    you put everything under their feet. (Ps. 8:4-6)

 

But at the beginning of creation God "made them male and female." (Mk. 10:6)

 

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them [including Man], but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Ex. 20:11)

 

Man is made in God's Image and has Dominion.  Adam and Eve were made at the beginning of the world, not millions of years later.  Our work week parallels Creation Week - no room for Deep Time.

In 1923, Oklahoma banned texts that contained the "Darwin Theory of Creation versus the Bible Account of Creation" (Scopes Monkey Trial - Moore & McComas, p. 11).

https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/the-scopes-monkey-trial-9781467116480

Moore & McComas fail to include George McCready Price (d. 1963) in their index.  If Price had testified at the trial, there may have been a vastly different outcome - he was away in England.  Price wrote Evolutionary Geology and the New Catastrophism, Were the Fossils Contemporary?, Report on Evolution and many other works.

As for Darrow's Questions ...

Jonah and the Whale ("big fish"):  

https://www.icr.org/content/what-really-swallowed-jonah

Joshua's long day - historical evidence:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/3224-years-later-scientists-see-first-ever-recorded-eclipse-in-joshuas-battle/

Global Flood:

https://www.amazon.com/Earths-Catastrophic-Past-Creation-2014-10-03/dp/B01FGKZJOA

Early Civilizations:

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Ancient-Man-Revelations-Ruins/dp/0890518661

Comparative Religion:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jay-hall-m-s-b64526a_firingline-billbuckley-williamabrfabrbuckleyjr-activity-7261866247930195969-ULS9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHbbPwBBTN3-5NHy1Ow3Aqgq-KCW2E14ew

The Tower of Babel:

https://answersingenesis.org/tower-of-babel/

The Earth's Age:

Is a Young Earth Possible? - How Science and History Point to a Youthful World and Why it Matters ★★★★½

https://www.amazon.com/Young-Earth-Possible-Science-Youthful/dp/1088860788/

YES - Young Earth Science ★★★★

https://www.amazon.com/YES-WorldView-Fallacies-Darwinism-2014-11-14/dp/B01K3RF10I

Adam's Rib:

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/why-did-god-make-eve-from-part-of-adam

Cain's wife:

He married his sister (Gen. 5:4).

The Days of #Creation_Week

https://www.academia.edu/1561970/A_Defense_of_Literal_Days_in_the_Creation_Week

The tempting serpent:  

The Lord made Balaam's donkey talk, so why not a snake?  See Numbers 22:21-35.

 

The Transcript of the Scopes Monkey Trial, ed. by Anthony Horvath:

https://www.amazon.com/Transcript-Scopes-Monkey-Trial-Unabridged/dp/1947844415

 

Evolutionism Begets Evolutionism (Dr. Nathan Jeanson):

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jay-hall-m-s-b64526a_the-real-reason-why-99-of-scientists-reject-activity-7390077682115538944-QjwB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHbbPwBBTN3-5NHy1Ow3Aqgq-KCW2E14ew

 

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https://totalyouth.us

 

In one article on the Scopes Trial, they confuse Creationists with Flat-Earthers:

https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2023/09/the-scopes-monkey-trial/

 

Young Earthers are not Flat Eartherz >>  

https://adamslostdream.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-real-truth-about-flat-earth.html

 

How Do We Know the Bible is True? - Ham & Hodge:

https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Know-Bible-True/dp/0890516332

 

There have been a number of Scopes Trial Centennial Events during this year:

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2024/4/11/485666/Scopes-Trial-Centennial-Set-For-2025.aspx

https://artsci.utk.edu/scopes-trial-centennial-celebration/

 

A Word from the #Loyal_Opposition

https://youtu.be/m_zjT67_1o4

 

Monkey Business - Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers & Marilyn Monroe:

https://youtu.be/gH_qxtLPM9k

 

graphic: Scopes Monkey Trial >>

https://chatgpt.com/c/6907e591-7b7c-8333-95e1-1dd3438afbd2

 

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What is Real History?

 

Whatever the topic of endeavor one must have some philosophical grounding.  For Math (my field) I would recommend Philosophy of Mathematics by Stephen Barker.  For studying events of the past one might read What Is History? by Edward Carr:

https://www.amazon.com/What-History-Edward-Hallet-Carr/dp/039470391X

 

We must view the leaders of the past through our worldview and certain presuppositions.  #WWNS What would Nietzsche say? ... the land beyond good and evil, ubermensch, eternal return and seeking out hardship.

 

Stanley Jaki (philosopher of science, Ph.D. Physics) wrote "On Whose Side is History?":

https://app.box.com/s/m18t42f6x0f9x0sd5va7bhm3xzhjkbny

 

The historian Josephus came from a Jewish perspective and said that  Alexander the Great had this experience when he came to Jerusalem:

 

... he gave his hand to the high priest and, with the Jews running beside him, entered the city.  Then he went up to the temple ... when the book of Daniel was shown to him, in which he had declared that one of the Greeks would destroy the empire of the Persians, he believed himself to be the one indicated; and in his joy he dismissed the multitude ... (Antiquities, XI 317).

 

Alexander did not destroy Jerusalem because history has a plan.  John Warwick Montgomery wrote Where is History Going?  Here is an excerpt:

https://www.disciplenations.org/media/Where-is-History-Going_Montgomery.pdf

C.S. Lewis, who died on the same day as JFK, said this about Montgomery's thesis, "Your two lectures [the basis for the book] did me good ... I don't think it could be bettered."

 

Daniel actually predicted the time of Jesus arrival on this planet (Dan. 9:25-27).  Why was this time important?  The common Greek language, the Roman roads and the Pax Romana all aided the spread of the Gospel message (1 Cor. 15:1-11).  Our Creator is clearly not surprised by tomorrow's headlines:

 

I make known the end from the beginning,

from ancient times, what is still to come.

I say, "My purpose will stand,

and I will do all that I please."

  Isaiah 46:10

 

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JW Montgomery defends the #Faith ╬

https://www.amazon.com/Tractatus-Logico-Theologicus-Revised-Christian-Philosophy/dp/166678270X

 

#CS_Lewis #History ⛨⛩⛪⛫⛬⛭⛝ #RealHistory #TrueTruth #TotalYouth #TotalTruth #Greek #Daniel #OneCor15 #IS46_10 #JFK #Nietzsche  #Alexander_the_Great #StanleyJaki #Josephus #Antiquities #FOO   #StephenBarker #EdwardCarr #JohnWarwickMontgomery #TractatusLogicoTheologicus #Philosophy_of_Maths #PhilosophyOfHistory

Benjamin Banneker's Dream of Heaven and Hell

 

For some background on Benjamin Banneker (d. 1806), see here:

https://bit.ly/3Qrnvm1

 

Banneker's dream of Heaven & Hell ...

 

I thought I was dead and Beheld my Body lay like a corpse, there seemed to be a person in the appearance of a Man, his Raiment somewhat of a sheep skin or bright fawn color, who said follow me.  He ascended a Hill on the Top of which was a Large Building.  The outside appeared strongly built, of large rough stone. I followed my guide into the House, but did not at first see the beauty of it to the full.  It seemed white and bright, and a Large Company sitting, such a number as I never beheld [cf. Rev. 5:11-14].  The farther we went in, the Brighter it appeared, and more like the reflection of the Sun [cf. Acts 26:12-14] ... There appeared a sweetness and composure in every countenance, far beyond what I ever seen in any person while in the Body ... I looked to see if I could Distinguish Men from Women but could not ... I then asked my guide what is this place. He answered Heaven. ... My guide turned about to go out and looked at me and said follow, but I was so much delighted that I was unwilling to follow. ... Then the guide turned on the left hand ... until we were at a lofty grand arch of great width where we entered a Large Room ... which appeared grandly wainscoted and beautifully painted with different colors.  The first sight of this beautiful room abated my sorrow, which was very great, while we came down the descent, from leaving the other. I had but just time to take a view of this fine place before a number of persons richly dressed passed us who smelled so strong of Brimstone, that I seemed almost  suffocated.  All of them were talking to themselves, and before they came to us they looked well, but when they came near, there appeared a blackness on their lips and seemed to mutter to themselves. ... I was seized with horror and asked my guide what is this place and what are these.  He answered this place is Hell and them are Miserable forever. ... as I looked round there appeared in my view a Woman Friend, plainly dressed in a green apron, whom I remembered well when I was young.  I often took notice of her for the Solidity of her Deportment  particularly in Meeting.  I eagerly made up to her and said what art thou among the Miserable, tell me, tell me what brought thee hither.  She wept and said, "No wrong that I have done between Man and Man, but unfaithfulness and disobedience to my God brought me hither." ... We met many like the other, in appearance and smell, that I seemed almost suffocated with Brimstone.  I then in great bitterness of spirit said to my guide, tell me am I to remain here forever.  I thought a little time past if I had died I had secured an Inheritance among the first we saw.  My guide stood and looking steadfastly at me said thou art not to remain here, but to return to the World again.  If thou art faithful to thy God, thou mayest have an inheritance among the first, but I have something else to show thee.  He went a little farther, when another arch appeared ... wherein abundance of people were assembled, to worship and saying, "Amen, Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us."  These appeared more plane in their dress and looked whiter.  I said to my guide these are not Miserable too, and he said these are Miserable, these are they who thought to be saved by a profession of Religion, but have not the white robes of Righteousness ... I saw an Intimate Friend whom I much loved (this friend died in About a Month after) coming towards the Gate and two persons conducting him he looked very Sorrowful on me, and I on him.  I asked him art thou going amongst the  Miserable, what is thy offence, what has thou done?  Tell me.  He answered,  "Beware of Covetousness, and the love of Money, that brought me hither."  We both wept much and were greatly troubled. ... My guide had me to a place, where there was just room to go Out, he stood and looked at me, and earnestly said thou are now going into the World again.  Remember what thou hast seen, it is not enough to be honest to Man, thou must be honest and faithful to thy God. ...  then I awoke, but the horror and distress I felt on my mind I am not capable of Expressing. I seem as if I fetched my breath in a room where Sulfur and  Brimstone were burning. ... I thought I could not live many Hours if the Almighty in the Extendings of his Boundless Goodness had not Regard to me a poor  unworthy Creature and caused that Suffocating smell to pass from me ... and enabled me to vent my sorrow in many Tears, after which my tossed mind was favored with a Calm. [1]

In these days of #Limbo lollygaggle theology, many scholars push the doctrine of hell #7734# below the surface.  We read this from the Westminster Confession of Faith (ch. XXXIII, pt. 2):

 

The end of God’s appointing this day, is for the manifestation of the glory of his mercy in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of his justice in the damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient.  For then shall the righteous go into everlasting life, and receive that fullness of joy and refreshing which shall come from the presence of the Lord: but the wicked, who know not God, and obey not the gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast into eternal torments, and be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. (Rom. 9:22,23, Rom. 2:5,6, 2 Thes. 1:7-9, Mt. 25:21,31-34,41&46, Acts 3:19) [2]

 

We also hear this from Jude, the ½ brother of Jesus:

 

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.  And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling - these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.  In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion.  They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (Jude 1:5-7)

 

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HW: find the connection between Benjamin Rush (d. 1813) & Banneker.

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Notes:

1) Benjamin Banneker - Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot by Charles Cerami (John Wiley & Sons, NYC, 2002), pp. 59-61.

2) Westminster Confession of Faith (ch. XXXIII, pt. 2):

https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/chapter-33

Westminster Wasp - UFO's Invade #DeepState (gUAP0 ed.)

 

** Mitch McConnell BOOed by Crowd of Joke Haterz **

Mitch and his political elite cronies, Gatez, Foo Chi, Bud "Got Oil?" Ebsen, ZoroZ, Micky "WEF" Schvaabz, Sammy "KISS" Angre, Bud "Bohemian Grove" Klynt'n and a host of others were going to have their smoke-filled room meeting at the local pool hall, but just then there was a plot complication ... dun-duh-daah ‼ ♫  So, they decided to altar* the venue via the #CircularDeathSquad protocol and went to a distant bowling alley.  Since the meet was #AboveTopSecret everyone was vewy vewy quiet - in fact, you could hear a pin drop ...  

As #MitchyMitch left the building the crowd booed him terribly.  After dodging a boat load of rotten tomatoes, stinky eggs (got S ?) and a few dead possums, Mr. Mitchster attempted to pacify the crowd with jokes:

   M: The noble Senator from Barrow (AK) called me a "Klepto" the other day ... I always take things literally!

   Crowd: roars of disapproval.

   M: What did the #BigGuy say when he turned in his dog-eaten HW to his 3rd Grade Teacher? ... #IDid_That ‼

   Crowd: really gets angry now.  

* can you say "Cremation of #CARE ?" #Hot_hot_H0T ♪

#Sir_5rZ

 

** Girly "Jeffette" Maxwell Given LED Menorah (מְנֹרָה) **

Mothers of the Maccabean Revolt have brought Girly latkes filled with files** - truly, potato pancakes #TwoDi4 ! !  They also gave her an LED lamp for Chanukah so as to prevent #Self_Termination by means of pyromania, teknomania, narcomania or Barneymania.  In a stunning reversal, King Seleucid, in a solemn statement aired on national TV, said, "Let my Girly go!"

https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=63899

** The Secret Files of Josephus (d. ~100 AD).

Six13 - Elton Johnukah:

https://youtu.be/16Z4WE-kt64

 

** UFO's Invade #DeepState **

Mother Ship #5 dropped the Blob Bomb on DC yesterday - Oh! the #Humanity ‼

Parts of Maryland are completed turned to toast.  The #BLOB has already reached Bovds, Olnev & Glen Burnie!  On the #SouthSide the #BigBlob is headed towards Woodbridge (VA).   St. Paul Methodist (on "G" street) was packed with parishioners asking the Lord for deliverance.  The Fish Net, a Christian  bookstore, has decided to close their doors for the day.

   <>< #RU_Chosen ? <><

According to Davey "Deep Truth" Icicle, General Murslyme and Strike Force Charlie will invade #Cleveland on September Eleventh (9.11.23) - hide your reptiles!  Are aliens "guapo" to you?  Go ask Sigourney Weaver.  What about ALF, ET, Mork or #Spock ?  OR, how about Ray Walston #MFM ♂ ?         

The BLOB ‼ (1958):

https://youtu.be/IjYqRZy3PY0

*FYI: I went to HS in Woodbridge for 2 years & later graduated from US Grant in OKC.

 

Kudos: Best Worst Dad Jokes - Sandy Silverthorne (p. 61)

 

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love  he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will ... In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will" (Eph. 1:3-5,11).

 

#McConnell  #Alienz  #DC86d #BLOB #TrueTruth #TotalYouth #LizardKingz #DC_MD_VA_86d #gUAP0 #SigourneyWeaver #Alien  #RayWalston #MyFavoriteMartian #Maxwell #Chanukah #menorah #Woodbridge #Got_Survival ? #DeepState #Humanity #Chosen #WestminsterWasp  #WestminsterWaspWED #Smartless

Westminster Wasp - The "Oracle" of Billy

 

Evangelist Billy Graham nearly reached 100 years old.  He was born and died in North Carolina (b. 11-7-18, d. 2-21-18).

 

  [1] Billy to MLK

Billy & Dr. King met in 1957 in New York:

https://billygraham.org/story/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/

 

  [2] Billy to GloZell

Billy Graham meets the Presidents, fte. #OBAMA >>

https://billygraham.org/gallery/billy-graham-pastor-to-the-presidents/

President Obama to GloZell:

https://youtu.be/nQe7o_Gea-4

 

  [3] Billy to Sammy Davis Jr.

Billy Graham: A Prophet With Honor - David Frost (1990):

https://youtu.be/38UgmJdSOtw

David Frost to Sammy Davis Jr.:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/radio-4-the-frost-tapes

When the Feeling Hits You - Sammy Davis Jr. #UGonnaShout >>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aYwSIfaM8o

 

  [4] Billy to John Wayne

Billy to Kim Darby (Restless Ones, 1965):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174163

Kim Darby to John Wayne (True Grit, 1969):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065126

 

  [5] Billy to Gillian Anderson (X-Files)

Franklin Graham (Billy's son) to Tracey de Leon in Facing Darkness (2017) the  Ebola documentary:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5835100

Tracey de Leon to Gillian Anderson:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6290798/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm

 

  [6] Billy to KaMillion

Franklin Graham to Rebecca DeRienzo (Facing Darkness):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5835100/

Rebecca DeRienzo to Amber Reign Smith (Lady Makers):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16975750/

Amber Reign Smith to KaMillion:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11212198/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm

 

  [7] Billy to Bee Gees

Billy Graham on Laugh-In:

https://youtu.be/kh4kI6YbrHM

Bee Gees on Laugh-In:

https://youtu.be/3rLBkaBgc4I

 

  [8] Billy to Johnny Carson to "Everyone"

Billy on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show:

https://youtu.be/RdkbNGCp1G4

Johnny Carson, Tonight Show episodes (1962-1992):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes

Drill down to find the guests #DeanJones >>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes_(1962)

 

  [9] Billy to Sir Cliff Richard

Billy & Cliff Richard ♪ were friends for decades:   

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726358/The-pop-star-preacher-ve-friends-48-years-How-Cliff-Richard-Billy-Graham-united-shared-faith.html

 

  [10] Billy to Biden

Billy to "Bush Jr." >>

https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/george-w-bush-billy-graham-changed-my-life/

Bush Jr. meets Biden:

https://www.today.com/news/george-w-bush-congratulates-joe-biden-2020-election-t198060

 

  [11] Billy to Einstein

Billy met Einstein when he gave a talk @ Princeton:

https://orbitermag.com/billy-graham-faith-science/

 

Crusade - The Life of Billy Graham (1993):

https://youtu.be/R8466hjI46Y

 

** BONUS: Billy to Jay Hall (yours truly)

Rebecca St. James sang @ a Franklin Graham Crusade #CAN >>

https://youtu.be/9axch9j6kfU

Faithful Friend - Rebecca St. James & Dennis Jernigan:

https://youtu.be/3AdO7n0WROg

I am a co-author with Dennis Jernigan (see review tagged "NED"):

https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Cows-Science-Objectivity-Allowed/dp/1456585169/

Rebecca St. James visits L'Abri:

https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Rebecca_St_James_A_visit_to_LAbri_bears_fruit_for_the_pop_rocker/18586/p1/

Everything I Do - Rebecca St. James:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVTRU97YPv4

 

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#Po_Po #Obama #BarrySoetoro #JN3_16 #VeryInterestink #VeryTrue #ThinkAboutIt #RebeccaStJames #DennisJernigan #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #JohnnyCarson #TonightShow #Laugh_In #BeeGees #X_Files #TruthOutThere #BB6640 #TrueTruth #TotalYouth #L'Abri #Schaeffer #SammyDavisJr #Biden #BillyGraham

 

** The View From the #RadicalLeft <<

American Experience - Billy Graham Documentary (2021):

https://youtu.be/PeWUFJ6g40Q