Atheists: Social norms are useful moral codes

Forty-four years ago this month, Baltimore activist Madalyn Murray O?Hair had her landmark school scripture case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court ? and won.

School-sponsored Bible reading in the classroom was ruled unconstitutional and banned. That created a firestorm of dissent by religious groups that burns to this day, and ? because O?Hair went on to found the high-profile American Atheists ? likely created more atheists.