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.
An atheist group recently sent a letter to officials in Rienzi, Mississippi saying that their new Veterans Memorial Garden, featuring a Christian flag, violated the law. Somehow, conservatives morphed those facts into a story about how atheists were threatening the town with a $500,000 lawsuit. Read more