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.
What was once, in his mind, a pro-science religion that promoted peace turned into a religion that treated women poorly, discriminated against LGBT people, and detested blasphemers. It wasn’t just the extremists who felt this way. It was part of the package for even the so-called moderates he knew. Read more