William J. Murray

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William Joseph Murray (* 1946 ; usually William J. Murray , also called Bill Murray ) is an American activist of the evangelical revival movement and author of religious books.

Life

William J. Murray is the son of the religious critic Madalyn Murray O'Hair and was raised atheist. He suffered from drug problems at a young age and in 1965 fathered a illegitimate daughter who was adopted by Madalyn Murray O'Hair and murdered in 1995 along with her grandmother and uncle. In 1980 Murray turned to the Christian faith and joined the revival movement. Then Madalyn Murray O'Hair broke off all contact with her son, which she later referred to as "postnatal abortion". Murray, in turn, made serious allegations against his mother. Since the early 1980s, William J. Murray Chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition , based in Washington, DC , a conservative organization dedicated to the ideal of Christian marriage and family and against unmarried couples , same-sex marriage , abortion , pornography and prostitution begins . The organization also supports Christians in Islamic countries and promotes Christian schools in the West Bank . Murray founded the William J. Murray Evangelistic Association , which sells Bibles in the countries of the former Soviet Union .

In his two autobiographical books, My Life Without God (1982) and The Church Is Not for Perfect People (1987), Murray describes his life circumstances before and after his conversion. With Let Us Pray (1995) he propagated the school prayer , which his mother was fighting against in court , in The Pledge. One Nation Under God (2007) he describes from his point of view the importance of the Christian faith for the American nation and turns against secularization tendencies as well as the separation of religion and state and calls for resistance against non-Christian religions, especially Islam.

Works

Books
  • My Life Without God. Nelson, Nashville 1982, ISBN 0-7369-0315-1 (last in 4th edition)
  • The Church Is Not for Perfect People. Harvest House Publishers, Eugene (Oregon) 1987, ISBN 0-8908-1602-6 (last in 2nd edition)
  • Let us pray. A Plea for Prayer in Our Schools. Morrow, New York 1995, ISBN 0-6881-4563-9 (last in 2nd edition)
  • The pledge. One Nation Under God. Living Ink Books, Chattanooga 2007, ISBN 0-8995-7035-6
Image and sound carriers
  • Life Without God. The Personal Testimony of William J. Murray. Faith Foundation, Webster, Texas, 1980 [audio cassette]
  • Changed life. A Christian Testimony. William J. Murray Evangelistic Association, Coppell, Texas 1980 [audio cassette]
  • On humanism. Faith Foundation, Webster, Texas 1981 [audio cassette]
  • Holy Land Settlements. The Christian & Jewish Views. Religious Freedom Coalition, Washington DC 2003 [VHS tape]

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://www.rfcnet.org/news/default.asp?action=detail&article=144

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Murray, William J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murray, William Joseph (full name); Murray, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American evangelical activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1946