Madalyn
Murray O'Hair led the protest against compulsory prayer
and Bible reading in public schools. She also petitioned
the Courts to tax Churches. Ms. Murray filed suit
to have the words "under God" stricken from the Pledge
of Allegiance to the American Flag, but was turned
down. She and members of her family, including her
son William, were members of the Atheist Society but
were ousted from the organization. Her relationship
with son William was strained; he ended all contact
with her because of her "extremist views" and she
accused him of stealing her mailing lists and other
records belonging to her.
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