Monday, July 7, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

In March of 1925, the state of Tennessee passed a bill banning the teaching of evolution in public schools. A century later, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” still resonates in modern cultural debates over religion, education, and parental rights.
Also: today’s stories, including questions over the future of nonproliferation after the U.S. and Israel’s bombing of Iran; NATO members’ agreement to more than double their defense spending; and a look at Ashoura, an annual 10-day religious ceremony among Shia Muslims.
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