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=== Scopes trial ===
 
=== Scopes trial ===
 
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Initial reactions in the United States to Darwin's theory were largely not political.  According to Darwin Biographer Mr. James Moore, Darwin's colleague [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] conducted a tour "trumpeting Darwin's cause in America" in 1886–1887.<ref>{{hnb|Tippett|2006}}  Darwian biographer Mr. James Moore's characterization of Wallace's tour, as he was being interviewed by Krista Tippet on ''Speaking of Faith''.</ref>  Wallace's explanations were generally accepted without many problems, but attitudes changed after the [[First World War]].<ref>{{hnb|Tippett|2006}}</ref>  The controversy became political when public schools began using textbooks 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  The law was upheld by the Tennessee Supreme Court, and remained on the books until 1967 when it was repealed.
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Initial reactions in the United States to Darwin's theory were largely not political.  According to Darwin Biographer Mr. James Moore, Darwin's colleague [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] conducted a tour "trumpeting Darwin's cause in America" in 1886–1887.<ref>{{hnb|Tippett|2006}}  Darwian biographer Mr. James Moore's characterization of Wallace's tour, as he was being interviewed by Krista Tippet on ''Speaking of Faith''.</ref>  Wallace's explanations were generally accepted without many problems, but attitudes changed after the [[First World War]].<ref>{{hnb|Tippett|2006}}</ref>  The controversy became political when public schools began using textbooks 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  The law was upheld by the Tennessee Supreme Court, and remained on the books until 1967 when it was repealed.
    
=== Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) textbooks ===
 
=== Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) textbooks ===
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