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'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to [[Christianity]]. 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> | '''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to [[Christianity]]. 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 was an American atheist famous for her stern opposition to Christianity. 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.[1]