Topic - American Atheists

American Atheists is an organization in the United States dedicated to defending the civil liberties of atheists and advocating for the complete separation of church and state. It is most famous for its founder, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, who disappeared with almost $550,000 of the organization's money and was later found murdered by another employee of the group. - Source: Wikipedia

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