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=== Scopes trial ===
=== Scopes trial ===
Initial reactions in the [[United States of America]] matched the developments in Britain, and when [[Alfred Russel Wallace|Wallace]] went there for a lecture tour in 1886–1887 his explanations of "[[Darwinism]]" were welcomed without any problems, but attitudes changed after the [[First World War]].<ref name=moore06>{{hnb|Moore|2006}}</ref> The controversy became political when [[public schools]] began teaching that man evolved from monkeys in accordance with [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]]'s theory of [[Natural Selection]]. In response, the State of [[Tennessee]] passed a law (the [[Butler Act]] of 1925) prohibiting the teaching of any theory of the origins of humans that contradicted the teachings of the Bible. This law was tested in the highly publicized [[Scopes Trial]] of 1925. The law was upheld by the Tennessee Supreme Court, and remained on the books until 1967 when it was repealed. However, the next year, 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in ''Epperson v. Arkansas'' 393 U.S. 97 (1968) that such bans contravened the Constitution's Establishment Clause.
Initial reactions in the United States of America matched the developments in Britain, and when Alfred Russel Wallace went there for a lecture tour in 1886–1887 his explanations of Darwinism were welcomed without any problems, but attitudes changed after the First World War.<ref name=moore06>{{hnb|Moore|2006}}</ref> The controversy became political when public schools began teaching that man evolved from monkeys in accordance with Charles Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. In response, the State of Tennessee passed a law (the Butler Act of 1925) prohibiting the teaching of any theory of the origins of humans that contradicted the teachings of the Bible. This law was tested in the highly publicized Scopes Trial of 1925. The law was upheld by the Tennessee Supreme Court, and remained on the books until 1967 when it was repealed. However, the next year, 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in ''Epperson v. Arkansas'' 393 U.S. 97 (1968) that such bans contravened the Constitution's Establishment Clause.
=== Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) textbooks ===
=== Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) textbooks ===