When: November 18, 2017, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Jefferson Unitarian Church
“Humanist Perspectives” – A Monthly 3rd Saturday Morning Series with Refreshments.
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Inherit the Wind, made in 1960, was ground-breaking and still relevant today. It is a dramatization of the actual 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial and takes place in Tennesee where the teaching of Darwin and evolution was banned in public schools. Spencer Tracy gave an Oscar-winning performance as Henry Drummond, the well-known defense lawyer for John Scopes, played by Dick York, on trial for the crime of teaching evolution in a public high school. Matthew Brady was the famous Bible-toting prosecution lawyer, played by Fredric March. Harry Morgan played judge Mel Coffey. Scopes was convicted but only had to pay a $100 fine. The trial became a worldwide sensation and paved the way for evolution to become accepted as a mainstream subject in schools. The movie also stars Gene Kelly as the reporter who would go on to write the book that the movie was based on.
If there is time after the movie, we can discuss current challenges for getting evolution universally accepted.
Please RSVP through this Meetup, to Jim Bole ( randjbole@gmail.com ), or Tom Kellogg ( kellogg52@gmail.com ), so we have an estimate of food and drinks required.
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The Jefferson Humanists Chapter of the American Humanist Association is very pleased to offers a regular explorations series on 3rd Saturdays, 10-12 AM, at Jefferson Unitarian Church (JUC). Each session will be slightly different and include several segments to showcase aspects of Humanism through a presentation, videos, movies, forums and explorations, followed by discussions. We will include time for participants to socialize and get acquainted, in keeping with our chapter goal of building community.
