On December 24, 1968, in what was the most watched television broadcast at the time the crew of Apollo 8 read in turn from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the moon. Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman recited verses 1 through 10, using the King James Version text. Madalyn Murray OHair, founder of American Atheists, responded by suing the United States government, alleging violations of the First Amendment. The suit was dismissed by the Supreme Court due to lack of jurisdiction.[5] Later, on the Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin received communion on the lunar surface shortly after landing. Although he did not keep his actions secret, he only said a non-religious sentence on the intercom, and read from the scripture off-air. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8_Genesis_reading https://youtube/watch?v=-1uNQDHLG3Q&feature=youtu.be I prefer that than t-shirt with Cannibal Corpse and tatoed legs in The Guardian, Americans have better style ;)))))
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