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.
Televangelist Jim Bakker has figured out the Donald Trump secret to success: Always say the dumbest, most provocative things you can, and people will keep talking about you. Granted, they’ll point out how much of an idiot you are, but if that’s the price of admission, so be it. Bakker’s latest comment involves comparing the U.S. government to ISIS… because both go after Christians in basically the same way. And if American Christians don’t watch out, they’ll also pay for their prayers with their lives. Read more
It looks like Indiana Governor Mike Pence isn’t done ruining the reputation of his state. After last summer’s disastrous bill allowing LGBT discrimination — which he later had to modify after a national outcry — he’s back in business, this time restricting abortions even further. Behind closed doors, Pence signed House Enrolled Act 1337, forbidding women from obtaining abortions if they’re doing it because the fetus has a diagnosis of a disability. Read more