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.
The other day, my podcast co-host Jessica Bluemke appeared on Interfaith Voices alongside two other young podcast hosts to discuss their religion-focused shows. She did a wonderful job and the other guests seemed really interesting, too. Not exactly the type of people you’d get into shouting matches with. [Autoplay audio after the jump] Read more
Germany, which doesn’t have the kind of church/state separation that we do in the U.S., has signs right as you enter some cities telling you when local churches gather. The local Catholic Church, for example, meets at 10:30a on Sunday. That’s why, back in 2014, a group of Pastafarians requested signs of their own in the city of Templin — and it worked! But now, Brandenburg Culture Minister Sabine Kunst says the Pastafarians have no right to put up the signs because they’re not a real religion: Read more
Russia’s military, the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Ministry of Culture have all banded together to produce a propaganda film reminding children of the nation’s enemies… who apparently look like a mix of Harry Potter, Nazis, and NATO. Kids Against the Sorcerers was released in December but is only recently getting widespread attention: Read more