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.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Governing Body member Tony Morris once made a number of disturbing comments denouncing higher education, saying it would lead to “spiritual disaster,” articulating a common view among the organization’s faithful. NPR just ran a powerful segment speaking with former Witnesses who are struggling because they never got that college degree. Read more