Madalyn Murray O'Hair was a prominent figure in the American Atheist movement, having founded the non-profit organization American Atheists and being involved in the Murray v. Curlett case. This case ultimately led to the Supreme Court case Abington School District v. Schempp, which banned public school-sanctioned reading of the Bible in the United States. O'Hair was born on April 13, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA and was known pseudonymously as M. Bible.Madalyn Murray O'Hair is a member of Activist
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Net worth: $100K - $1M
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About
Known pseudonymously as M. Bible, she is remembered for founding and heading a non-profit organization known as American Atheists, as well as for being involved in the famous Murray v. Curlett case, which laid the groundwork for a Supreme Court case called Abington School District v. Schempp that ultimately banned public school-sanctioned reading of the Bible in the United States.
Before Fame
After completing her undergraduate degree from Ashland University, she enrolled at the South Texas College of Law, but never seriously pursued a legal career.
Trivia
Tragically, in 1995, she, her son Jon, and her granddaughter Robin were tortured and murdered by Criminals David Roland Waters, Danny Fry, and Gary Karr.
Family Life
The daughter of Lena Scholle and Irv Mays, she grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a member of a Presbyterian family. Following a brief marriage to John Henry Roths, she had relationships with william J. Murray, Jr. and Michael Fiorillo that resulted in sons named william J. Murray III (who became a Baptist minister) and Jon Garth Murray (who joined his mother as a member of the American Atheists).
Associated With
She and Ed Buckner both held the office of President of the American Atheists.
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