Madalyn Murray O'Hair Quotes

Madalyn Murray O'Hair — American Writer born on April 13, 1919, died on September 29, 1995

Madalyn Murray O'Hair, who also used multiple pseudonyms, was an American atheist activist, founder of American Atheists, and the organization's president from 1963 to 1986. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine. One of her sons, Jon Garth Murray, became the nominal president of the organization from 1986 to 1995, but she remained de facto president during these nine years... (wikipedia)

An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated.

No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.

The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by parents, schools, churches, or government. Nobody has any right to intervene at all in any kind of relationship like that.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me.