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.
Should taxpayer dollars be used to help repair or maintain churches? In New Jersey, the answer is now “Yes.” A judge said last week that more than $5.5 million in “historic preservation grants” given to churches over the past five years by officials in Morris County were legal because they didn’t directly promote faith. Read more
Of all the sacrilegious things atheists could do in a church, I tend to draw a line at anything that gets in the way of those who are peacefully worshiping. You swallow a communion wafer despite not being Catholic? Doesn’t really bug me. Shooting a porn scene near the confessional booth? Too far. Read more