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.
Greene County, Tennessee has a strange and completely illegal invocation policy. Mayor David Crum just invites pastors he’s friends with to deliver the prayers. And wouldn’t you know it, when you do that, Muslims and Hindus and atheists get left out of the mix. In fact, when an atheist requested the same opportunity as Crum’s pastor friends, he was rejected. That’s why the Freedom From Religion Foundation got involved last month. Read more