Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, and podcast co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. He has appeared on CNN and FOX News and served on the board of directors for Foundation Beyond Belief and the Secular Student Alliance. He has written multiple books, including I Sold My Soul on eBay and The Young Atheist's Survival Guide. He also edited the book Queer Disbelief.
When the Grand Junction City Council in Colorado meets next week, an atheist is scheduled to deliver the invocation. But since that atheist would prefer to see invocations eliminated entirely, he’s “donating” his speaking slot to a local Satanist — just to make city council members squirm long enough to change the prayer policy. Read more
If Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is confirmed as the new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, he’ll just be another Christian Right implant in this administration. He’ll do everything he can to give even more power to people who think exactly as he does. And no one else. Read more