the scopes monkey trial

just had a great conversation with a coworker about the scopes monkey trial being the point where our nation started moving from Christian to post-Christian and the way the church reacted to that change. i'm going to work on a true blog post about this and how it applies to basic concepts of congregation, service, etc. for us today, but while i'm collecting my thoughts i wondered if anyone else had any ideas or comments (or sources) to help me think through this idea?