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Takeaways from AP's report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial
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The Ark Encounter is seen in Williamstown, Ky., Friday, March 21, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Madeleine Hordinski
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Some people thought the 1925 Scopes monkey trial marked a cultural defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a century after what was dubbed the Trial of the Century, the issue is far from settled. Many American adults still embrace creationism — a belief in the literal truth of the Genesis account of the origins of the Earth and humanity.