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At the Scopes Trial Centennial Conference, Judge John E. Jones III is honored with the Defender of the Constitution Award by Robyn Blumner, President and CEO of the Center for Inquiry. This recognition celebrates Judge Jones's landmark 2005 ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District—the first federal case to test the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design in public school science classrooms.
Blumner and Judge Jones discuss the significance of the Kitzmiller decision and the ongoing challenges facing science education in the United States. The conversation is followed by an audience Q&A.
Hosted by the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), the Scopes Trial Centennial Conference marks 100 years since the pivotal 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial,” commemorating the ongoing struggle for science, reason, and the separation of church and state in American public life.
At the Scopes Trial Centennial Conference, Judge John E. Jones III is honored with the Defender of the Constitution Award by Robyn Blumner, President and CEO of the Center for Inquiry. This recognition celebrates Judge Jones's landmark 2005 ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District—the first federal case to test the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design in public school science classrooms.
Blumner and Judge Jones discuss the significance of the Kitzmiller decision and the ongoing challenges facing science education in the United States. The conversation is followed by an audience Q&A.
Hosted by the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), the Scopes Trial Centennial Conference marks 100 years since the pivotal 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial,” commemorating the ongoing struggle for science, reason, and the separation of church and state in American public life.
