When I argue about the evils of religion and the encroachment of baseless, religious dogmatism upon the public sphere of government activity, I will frequently hear the retort that I’m being an alarmist or overreacting. Of course, all that is necessary is to wait a little bit and the religious nuts will do that Voo-Doo [...]

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May 5, 1925. A warrant is issued for the arrest of John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, for teaching evolution—in violation of state law—to a high school biology class in Dayton, TN.
The result: God goes and trial and fails to appear to defend “His” creation. In lieu of God, William Jennings Bryan shows up [...]

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