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‘Trial of the Century’ reenactment underscores impact of Scopes case

DAYTON, Tenn. – Austin Peay profoundly misjudged the moment when he, with the swoop of a pen and the authority vested in him as Tennessee’s governor, signed the Butler Act into law on March 21, 1925.

LEGAL DIGEST: WV’s abortion pill restriction upheld; Planned Parenthood defunding still on hold

U.S. appeals court upholds West Virginia restriction on abortion pill sales; Federal judge issues new injunction blocking Planned Parenthood defunding.

John MacArthur leaves legacy ‘on a generation of preachers’

SUN VALLEY, Calif. (BP) – Longtime pastor, author and teacher John F. MacArthur died July 14 after a short battle with pneumonia. MacArthur, 86, pastored Grace Community Church in the Los Angeles area for 56 years.

At least 21 Christians arrested in Iran under ceasefire, heightened persecution

TEHRAN, Iran (BP) – Iran is increasingly persecuting Christians under its ceasefire with Israel, arresting at least 21 believers, raiding house churches and promoting incendiary propaganda, according to religious freedom advocate Article 18.

FIRST-PERSON: 100 years after Scopes Trial – Are we better off without God?

Ask most Americans to name the “Trial of the Century,” and they’ll likely say the O.J. Simpson case. I still remember where I was when the verdict came in, driving down Highway 90 in Gulfport, Miss., when the radio announced, “Not guilty!” 

Tanzania shutters prominent Protestant church for political advocacy

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (BP) -- The Glory of Christ Tanzania Church remains shuttered six weeks after the government shut it down following the pastor’s sermon against human rights violations, Christian Solidarity Worldwide lamented.

FIRST-PERSON: Exercise caution after reinterpretation of the Johnson Amendment

The recent reinterpretation of the Johnson Amendment by the IRS has been hailed as good news for churches especially with regard to the freedom of speech.

Mother and daughter killed at Lexington church, Kentucky state trooper shot

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two women were killed and three others, including a Kentucky State Police trooper, were injured Sunday in a pair of related shootings involving a single suspect at Blue Grass Airport and a Lexington church.

NC pastor accused of sex crime involving minor

CONWAY, S.C. — Police in South Carolina have arrested a former middle school employee who is also listed as the pastor of a church in North Carolina for sexual misconduct charges involving a minor.

1925 Scopes Trial a defining moment in U.S. history

DAYTON, Tenn. (BP) – The setting for the “Trial of the Century” was the small county-seat town of Dayton, 40 miles north of Chattanooga. Better known as the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” it took place July 10-21, 1925.