It was one of those once-in-a-life-time moments. The entire World celebrated Christmas Eve, 1968, by sitting glued to television sets. Apollo 8 was in Moon orbit, broadcasting first-ever, live television shots of the Moon's surface. Man had yet to set foot on the Moon, so this Moon orbit was truly an historic moment.

On board the spacecraft, three American astronauts, Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr. and William Anders, gave a Christmas greeting to earthbound viewers, and spoke briefly of their mission. The onboard camera was then focused on the view outside the cabin window.

There it was, the surface of the Moon, close-up like you had never seen it before. Then one of the astronauts, Frank Borman, did a most amazing thing...

As spellbound viewers watched the surface of the moon moving slowly across their TV screens, Frank Borman began reading from the Book of Genesis, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth..."

As Borman read, goose bumps crawled up and down my spine. It may seem humdrum today, but back in 1968 this broadcast triggered a stillness around the world like no one had felt before. It was a moment many will never forget.

While at work a few days later, I overheard a news broadcast reporting Madalyn Murray O'Hare, the infamous atheist, had filed a complaint with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), complaining of the televised reading of scripture. The report went on to say she intended to put a stop to reading of scripture in space over government radios.

This was the same woman who single-handedly managed to get prayer banned in public schools. Now here she was again, rearing her ugly will upon the people. I was incensed. But even before that newscast was over, I remember saying aloud, "Over my dead body."

Then and there I did something that would effect the outcome of my entire life. I made a decision to begin a petition drive in opposition to O