Religion In The 1920’s

NOAH ASSEFABRENDAN SHAVERS

RODNEY SCOTT

ReligionIn The 1920’s

Religions

Christian Orthodox Catholics Protestants

Dominant Religion

Protestant Became big in America during 1919. Said to have evolved after World War 1. Main denomination of the time.

Scopes Trial

It is formally known as Scopes Vs. The State of Tennessee.

It is informally known as the Scopes Monkey Trial.

The Scopes Trial was an American legal case that tested The Butler Act. Act that made it unlawful to

teach any theory that denies the story of the Devine Creation, as it is taught in the bible in any Tennessee school that is funded by the state.

Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan was a secret society of white Southerners in the United States that were formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves

Were a hate group. Hit the highest of members in

1925. Over 4,000,000 members. Some members held political

power.

Klan men were usually never caught or charged for their actions.

The Ku Klux Klan was know to be 100% Protestant.

Prohibition

Americans were preoccupied with the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution prohibited the manufacture,

sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

The amendment was the result of long, dedicated effort by reformers, many of them active in Protestant evangelical groups.

The Anti-Saloon League, had strong ties to the Methodist Church. An organisation opposed to the

sale of alcoholic beverages

The Anti-Saloon League called them selves the Protestant church in action.

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