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November December 2025 Freethought Society EZine Digital Magazine

By Webmaster, on October 2nd, 2025%

Click here to see the November December 2025 Freethought Society Ezine.

In the Ezine you will find the following:

  • Scopes Trial Centennial Report
  • Photos from the Scopes Trial Centennial
  • Another Successful Dragon Con Parade for Skeptics by Margaret Downey
  • Fertile Grounds for a Budding Revolutionary: Following Thomas Paine’s Footsteps in Lewes, England by Daniel Brin
  • “Speed Deeding” in Philadelphia by David Condo
  • Safety in Cincinnati: Presenting at the 2025 Secular Student Alliance National Conference by David Condo
  • Neglect in the Name of Love by Herb Silverman
  • Planned Parenthood Volunteer Opportunities
  • Freethought Society Calendar Page
  • Donation, Volunteer, and Information Page

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The Freethought Society News Editorial Staff

The Freethought Society News Editorial Staff

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Why a Clarence Darrow Statue was Needed

By Patti Butcheck, on April 30th, 2019%

BALA CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA — The Freethought Society is hosting world-famous sculptor Zenos Frudakis on Thursday, May 23, 2019 as an honored speaker. The event will be held at the Bala Cynwyd Library, located at 131 Old Lancaster Road, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM in the 2nd floor community room. Elevators are available. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Frudakis created a 10-foot-high statue of attorney Clarence Darrow in 2016. Darrow defended teacher John T. Scopes in the Scopes “Monkey” Trial in1925. William Jennings Bryan, three-time presidential candidate, argued for the prosecution, contending that Scopes violated Tennessee’s Butler Act, which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school.

Clarence-Darrow-Statue
Clarence Darrow

Today, evolution is a branch of science that is taught in most schools. There was a time, however, when even suggesting that there was such a thing as evolution was controversial and resulted in conflict between the Judeo-Christian religious communities and teachers.

The Clarence Darrow statue was placed on the lawn of Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee on July 14, 2017, the very location of the infamous trial!

The story behind the project has many compelling components, including death threats and a celebrity appearance for the unveiling ceremony. 

Frudakis will not only tell the story behind the commission, his PowerPoint presentation will also show how the statue was made from clay to bronze. 

For more information contact:

Margaret Downey
Event Coordinator
Cell: 610-357-9432
Office: 610-793-2737

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