The Atheist Who Couldn't Escape God's People
In 1927, American journalist and committed atheist H.L. Mencken traveled to Dayton, Tennessee, to cover the Scopes Trial. He arrived with pen dipped in acid,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 14.
In 1927, American journalist and committed atheist H. L. Mencken traveled to Dayton, Tennessee, to cover the Scopes Trial. He arrived with pen dipped in acid, ready to mock what he called the ignorant believers of the Bible Belt. His dispatches dripped with contempt. He called the townspeople "yokels" and "primates" and declared that faith was the refuge of fools who refused to think.…
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