Many recall the first moon landing by Buzz Aldrin happened on July 20, 1969 but were you aware right before Aldrin took his walk he had the Lord’s Supper? As a Presbyterian elder in Houston, TX, Aldrin had his church help him with a small chalice, some wine and bread and said back to Mission Control: “This is the LM pilot. I’d like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours and to give thanks in his or her own way.” NASA didn’t allow this to be broadcast because they feared retribution from the atheist Madelyn Murray O’Hair. This picture from YourHoustonNews is a replica of the chalice Aldrin used.
