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.
On last night’s Tonight Show, comedian Nick Thune spent four minutes mocking Christian culture by talking about how what he would say as a youth pastor (“They would hire me based on my beard alone”). It’s not mean-spirited at all — I’m sure Christians would laugh at it, too — but it perfectly captures the lofty-but-empty rhetoric common to so many churches. Read more
There’s a battle going on over which independent Baptist preacher hates gay people more. Gene Kim, the San Jose Bible Baptist Church preacher, said in a video today that hate-pastor Steven Anderson isn’t doing enough to denounce homosexuality. And he has a Glenn Beckian conspiracy map on his whiteboard to prove it. Read more