Century after Scopes trial, vast majority of American Christians accept evolution

Among major religious groups, evangelicals most likely to reject scientific view

Clarence Darrow (left) and William Jennings Bryan during the Scopes trial in 1925. Brown Brothers photo in public domain via Wikimedia.

After a trial that began 100 years ago today, a Kentucky school teacher, John Scopes, was found guilty of teaching biological evolution and fined $100, a significant sum for a teacher in those days. Although the trial wa…