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Atheist who fought Illinois laws dies in small plane crash
Associated Press ^ | Dec 12, 2016 11:14 PM EST

Posted on 12/12/2016 11:40:17 PM PST by Olog-hai

An Illinois man who was one of the better-known atheists in the country and an activist for keeping religious and government affairs separate died in a plane crash last week, officials said Monday.

The McHenry County coroner said an autopsy Monday revealed that Robert I. Sherman, 63, of Poplar Grove, died from multiple crash injuries. Authorities said Sherman was piloting a small plane that crashed into a cornfield either Friday night or Saturday morning. The crash is under investigation.

Sherman was an outspoken atheist and critic of using state money for religious purposes and having religious displays in public spaces. He also hosted a radio show and ran for public office several times. …

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TOPICS: Local News; Religion; Travel
KEYWORDS: antitheist; atheism; atheistsupremacist; crash; freedomfromreligion; illinois; poplargrove; robertsherman; sherman; thenogodgod
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“Hilllllarrry! Whyyy did you make us vote Democraaaat? In life, we were Repuuuublicans!”
61 posted on 12/16/2017 9:48:27 PM PST by Rastus
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To: Olog-hai

Wow, she was a real peach.   She herself was murdered (but I don't think the Clintons had anything to do with that).



Madalyn Murray O’Hair



So many people connected to the Clinton's have died in a
mysterious way, that they should come out with their own
"Book of the Dead".



62 posted on 12/16/2017 10:07:35 PM PST by Songcraft
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