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To: ealgeone
I think NASA did catch some grief over this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8_Genesis_reading

Madalyn Murray O'Hair, founder of American Atheists, responded by suing the United States government, alleging violations of the First Amendment.[7] The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. It was submitted to a three-judge panel, which concluded that the case was not a three-judge matter, and dismissed the case for failure to state a cause of action.[8] The direct appeal to the Supreme Court was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.[9] Another appeal was heard before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court's dismissal per curiam.[10] The Supreme Court declined to review the case.[11]

I searched DDG and couldn't find a reference to a NASA policy implemented after Apollo 8 regarding Bible references by astronauts on mission, but my memory is that NASA did implement such a policy. And I have no memory of the Bible being referenced on mission since Apollo 8. We know Buzz Aldrin celebrated holy communion on the lunar surface during Apollo 11 but that was a private affair that was revealed much later after the fact.

29 posted on 12/24/2021 12:40:46 PM PST by MacNaughton
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To: MacNaughton

She was a miserable woman.


30 posted on 12/24/2021 12:59:36 PM PST by ealgeone
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