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Scopes Trial and Its Heritage
* Elsa-Brändström-Schule Hannover Jahrgang 11 * * 1.Semester * * * * * * * * FACHARBEIT * * * im Leistungskurs Englisch * * * * * * * The Scopes Trail and its heritage – * * the influence of fundamental Christian ideology * * on public life in the US * * * * * * * * * * * * Verfasser: Moritz Dittmar * * Kursleiter: Frau Trapp * * Bearbeitungszeit: 5 Wochen * * Abgabetermin: 09.11.2012

* * * * * * Elsa-Brändström-Schule Hannover Jahrgang 11 * * 1. Semester * * * * 1. One Nation under God 2. Scopes Trial 3.1 Creationism / Intelligent Design 3.2 Evolution / Scientists 3.3 Initial Situation and Background 3.4 The Verdict 3. Influence on public life 4.5 Education 4.6 Tea Party 4. Indivisible with liberty and justice for all 5. Literaturverzeichnis * * * * *

1. One Nation under God

„I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.“

This pledge commonly marks the beginning of the school day of every American student.
The phrase “under god” shows the influence of the Christian church on public life in the United States. A religious pledge is imposed upon the American students by the state. This is the classical materialization of the conflicting priorities of state and church. The first time this conflict broke fresh ground in public however did not concern the pledge but rather the traditional clash of the theories of evolution and creationism. It was a conflict between those who endorse the creation myth, propped by
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