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61. The Atheist (Madalyn Murray O'Hair)
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Shimp v. Abingdon School District
In 1956, Ellery Shimp refused to stand for the Lord's Prayer and opened the Quran during daily readings. The Abingdon School District contended that their Bible portion of the morning lesson was optional. In two separate trials, the District Court sided with the Shimp family. But before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was able to hear the case, the law that mandated reading of Bible verses at school was amended by state legislators.
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