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==Lawsuit== |
==Lawsuit== |
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[[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]], an [[Atheism|atheist]], responded by [[O’Hair v. Paine|suing]] the United States government, alleging violations of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]].<ref name = "aldrin">{{cite book|author=Chaikin, Andrew|title=A Man On The Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts|publisher=Viking|isbn=0-670-81446-6|date=1994|pages=204,623}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] due to lack of jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=397&invol=531&friend=nytimes|title=O'Hair v. Paine, 397 U.S. 531|year=1970|publisher=Findlaw|accessdate=2008-02-13}}</ref> |
[[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]], an [[Atheism|atheist]], responded by [[O’Hair v. Paine|suing]] the United States government, alleging violations of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]].<ref name = "aldrin">{{cite book|author=Chaikin, Andrew|title=A Man On The Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts|publisher=Viking|isbn=0-670-81446-6|date=1994|pages=204,623}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] due to lack of jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=397&invol=531&friend=nytimes|title=O'Hair v. Paine, 397 U.S. 531|year=1970|publisher=Findlaw|accessdate=2008-02-13}}</ref> |
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Later on the [[Apollo 11]] mission, [[Buzz Aldrin]] took communion on the lunar surface shortly after landing. He kept his actions secret for many years.<ref name = "aldrin"/> |
Later on the [[Apollo 11]] mission, [[Buzz Aldrin]] took [[communion]] on the lunar surface shortly after landing. He kept his actions secret for many years.<ref name = "aldrin"/> |
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==In Popular Culture== |
==In Popular Culture== |
OnDecember 24,1968, in what was the most watched television broadcast to date[citation needed], the crew of Apollo 8 read in turn from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the moon. William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman recited verses 1 through 10, using the King James Version text.[1]
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, an atheist, responded by suing the United States government, alleging violations of the First Amendment.[2] The suit was dismissed by the Supreme Court due to lack of jurisdiction.[3] Later on the Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin took communion on the lunar surface shortly after landing. He kept his actions secret for many years.[2]
An excerpt from the recorded readings (most of Anders section) features prominently in "In the Beginning", the opening track the album The Songs of Distant Earth (1994) by Mike Oldfield .
The European electronic duo VNV Nation use a sample of the recording on "Genesis", a song from their 2002 album, Futureperfect.
In the Space: Above and Beyond episode "The River of Stars," the Apollo 8 recording is played for the 58th "Wildcards" Squadron.
The entire reading is reproduced verbatim in the "1968" episode of the HBO TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries).
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