'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' (1919 - 1995) 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 Madalyn Murray O'Hair Biography]</ref> She also founded the controversial atheist organization [http://www.atheists.org/ American Atheists]. | '''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' (1919 - 1995) 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 Madalyn Murray O'Hair Biography]</ref> She also founded the controversial atheist organization [http://www.atheists.org/ American Atheists]. |