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'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' (1919-95) was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to religion.  In 1960, she filed and won a lawsuit (Murray v. Curlett) against the [[Baltimore]] City [[Public School]] System, claiming that it was unconstitutional for her son to study the Bible at school.  The lawsuit reached the [[Supreme Court]], and banned prayer and recitations of Bible verses in American public schools.<ref>http://www.who2.com/madalynmurrayohair.html</ref>
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'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' (1919-95) was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to religion.  In 1960, she filed and won a lawsuit (Murray v. Curlett) against the [[Baltimore]] City [[Public School]] System, claiming that it was unconstitutional for her son to study the Bible at school.  The lawsuit reached the [[Supreme Court]], and banned prayer and recitations of Bible verses in American public schools.<ref>http://www.who2.com/madalynmurrayohair.html</ref> She also founded the controversial atheist organization American Atheists.
    
She, her son and granddaughter suddenly disappeared; they had been murdered for their money.       
 
She, her son and granddaughter suddenly disappeared; they had been murdered for their money.       
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