1. Growth of Religion By Derek Wade & Michael Phipps

2. Introduction Our powerpoint is about the growth of religion during the 1920s. America was a country that had freedom of religion.

3. What was fundamentalism & what did fundamentalist believe? It is a Protestant movement characterized by the belief the words of the Bible were inspired by God and should be interpreted literally

4. Who were evangelists & why did they grow polularlity during the 1920s? F undementalist Preachers T hey became more popular through the radio

5. What was the Butler Act? A state law it was againist the teaching of any theory that denies the story of the Divine creation of man as taught in the Bible

6. Who was John Scopes? What did he do? He was a science teacher Put on trial for teaching evolution in school

7. Roles of Clarence Darrow & William Jennings Bryan in the Scopes Trial Clarence was a defense lawyer. jennings joined the prosecution to testify as expert of the bible

8. Events of The Scopes Trial & The Outcome Brian was questioned about the Bible's account of creation Darrow asked Brian if he thought the Earth was made in 6 days The jury found John Scopes guily

9. Impact of the Scopes Trial on American Culture Fundamentalism continued. had little impact on traditional religions http://pizzariver.com/images/prevjhy.php?u=Oi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhd GNoP3Y9YWRTVi1XTlV4VU0%3D&b=5

10. Work Cited Google Images American Odyssey