Lawsuit

A lawsuit is an action or proceeding in a Civil Court. This term is used for a suit or action between two private parties in a court of law.

Specifically, a lawsuit is a legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.

## Contents

* 1 Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom
* 1.1 Atheist lawsuits against other atheists
* 1.2 Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the founder of the American Atheists organization, on filing lawsuits vs. providing a hospital with medical equiptment
* 2 See also
* 3 External links

## Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom[edit]

See also: Atheist lawsuits and Atheists and conflict resolution

Atheist organizations in the Western World are litigious. Often they use ligitation to restrict the degree of religious freedom in a society (see: Atheist lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom.)

Sikivu Hutchinson speaking ath the Center for Inquiry.

The Freedom From Atheism Foundation has a webpage on their website entitled "Ongoing Lawsuits".[1] The American Atheists has a webpage on their website entitled "Legal sucesses".[2] The Center for Inquiry engaged in lawsuits related to faith based initiatives concerning prison ministry.[3][4][5][6]

In June 2014, given the focus of atheist organizations on lawsuits, Sikivu Hutchinson wrote in the Washington Post that atheist organizations generally focus on church/state separation and creationism issues and not the concerns the less affluent African-American population faces.[7] Hutchinson also mentioned that church organizations do offer significant help to poor African-Americans.[7] See also: Atheism and charity and Western atheism and race

### Atheist lawsuits against other atheists[edit]

See: Atheist lawsuits against other atheists

### Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the founder of the American Atheists organization, on filing lawsuits vs. providing a hospital with medical equiptment[edit]

See also: Atheist hospitals

Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists organization declared concerning hospitals: "An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church.".[8]

Neither Madalyn Murray O’Hair nor the American Atheists organization ever built a hospital.

Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists organization declared concerning hospitals: "An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church.".[9]

Neither Madalyn Murray O’Hair nor the American Atheists organization ever built a hospital.

The article My mother: the most hated woman in America: Interview with William J. Murray declares:

“  |  In 1979, William had an idea to help get rid of his mother’s reputation as the most hated woman in America.

He told her of a hospital which desperately needed new equipment. He suggested she buy the equipment and put a plaque on it saying, ‘A gift from Madalyn Murray O’Hair—atheist.’

‘I told her we’d call a news conference and get the story publicized all over the United States. Then people would say she’s not such a bad old gal after all.’

She fumed. ‘She said, “Why would I want to take perfectly good money and use it to buy hospital equipment? I could use that money to file lawsuits to bar pastors, priests and rabbis from being allowed to go into hospitals.”’[10]

|  ”

|
|

Taylor Barkley in his article An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World wrote:

“  |  A Christian believes that a hospital and a church should be built. A Christian believes that deeds must be done and prayers said. A Christian strives for involvement in life and has nothing to fear in death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, and war eliminated and works with Christ to accomplish those goals, knowing that they will be accomplished one day.[11] |  ”

|
|

## See also[edit]

* Lawyer
* Advocate
* Counsel
* Settlement

## External links[edit]

* Lawsuit at Answers.com
* ↑ Ongoing Lawsuits - Legal - Freedom From Religion Foundation
* ↑ Legal sucesses - American Atheists
* ↑ Postal, Leslie (April 20, 2011). Bill asks voters to OK taxpayer funding of religious institutions. Orlando Sentinel.
* ↑ Mazzei, Patricia (April 27, 2011). Blaine amendment repeal passes Florida house. Tampa Bay Times.
* ↑ Center for Inquiry will not appeal adverse decision in Florida lawsuit. CFI (February 8, 2016).
* ↑ Bettis, Kara (February 23, 2016). Atheists drop suit to block Christian prison ministry funding. New Boston Post. Retrieved on May 16, 2016.
* ↑ 7.0 7.1 Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014
* ↑ An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World by Taylor Barkley
* ↑ An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World by Taylor Barkley
* ↑ My mother: the most hated woman in America: Interview with William J. Murray by Robert Doolan
* ↑ An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World by Taylor Barkley