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USA - Courtroom Clashes Over Creationism And Science - BRENDA-WINEAPPLE-KEEPING-THE-FAITH PART 2
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1926 DYTON Courtroom Clashes Over Creationism And Science Part Two: Presided over by Judge John Raulston in sweltering July heat, the crowded Dayton courtroom attracts worldwide attention and live radio broadcasts. Blocked from calling scientific experts directly to the stand, the defense team successfully records written affidavits into the official court record. Darrow executes a dramatic strategy by calling prosecutor Bryan to testify as an expert on the Bible. Under intense cross-examination, Bryan admits that biblical creation days could represent longer metaphorical time periods. Scopes is ultimately convicted, but Bryan dies days later, leaving the cultural debate over science,…