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Man asks for Omaha street sign honoring famous atheist

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Acting greats Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda have Omaha streets named in their honor. So does slain civil rights leader Malcolm X. Commemorative street signs also bear the names of more than a few neighborhood activists. An Omaha man wants to add another name to the list, but the moniker likely won't instantly ring a bell with most people.

Raymond Zbylut has asked the city to erect a commemorative street sign for Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists and the plaintiff in the 1960s U.S. Supreme Court case that ended daily prayer in public schools.

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The council begins its weekly meetings with an invocation, and each of the seven members has delivered the opening prayer at some point.
Sigerson said he would listen to Zbylut's arguments Tuesday, but he would not vote for the Murray O'Hair sign.

Gee, I wonder if the proposal will get a fair hearing.

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