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.
After an atheist prisoner was told to go through a religious substance abuse treatment program if he wanted early release, he sued the Missouri Department of Corrections, saying this was a form of discrimination. More than four years later, that issue is still being debated, and there was a temporary setback today. Read more
The Watchtower Society has released a guide to help kids explain their stance on homosexuality to non-Jehovah’s Witnesses, and it has all the educational value of a biology textbook authored by Ken Ham. The worksheet, titled “Explaining Your Beliefs About Homosexuality,” is remarkably disturbing for something only three pages long. Read more