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About Liberal, MO

Liberal was founded in 1880 by George Walser, an anti-religionist, agnostic lawyer and former state legislator who wished to create an atheist, " freethinker" utopia. It was named after the Liberal League in Lamar, Missouri, which Walser was a member of at the time. [ citation needed ] Walser purchased 2,000 acres (8 km 2) of land and advertised across the country for atheists to join his town, which would "have neither God, Hell, Church, nor Saloon". Walser organized a reformed school system that sought to promote liberal education free from the bias of Christian theology, and had instructional classes on Sundays to replace religious services. The Free Thought University was founded in 1886 with a staff of seven teachers providing regular lectures and hosting intellectual debates.