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.
For years now, there’s been a sign outside the post office in Pittsburg, Kansas reading “God Bless America.” While that’s perfectly fine outside someone’s home, there’s no reason the post office should be endorsing religion. (And to everyone who thinks this is completely harmless, I doubt they’d be saying the same thing if the sign said “God Doesn’t Bless America.” It’s easy to claim it’s harmless when it matches your beliefs.) The Freedom From Religion Foundation asked the post office to take down the sign at the request of a local resident, and they finally did that. But not before people complained: Read more
Yesterday, I posted a chart from the Pew Research Center. Americans were asked how religious they felt the various Presidential candidates were — and in a stunning result, the Republican frontrunner ended up at the bottom of the list. (I know, I know. It’s that guy. But still…) Think about what that means for a moment. Read more
We’ve seen a lot of sheriff’s offices and police chiefs put “In God We Trust” stickers on all their vehicles. It’s an easy way to push Christianity on their communities while hiding behind the excuse that it’s “just the U.S. motto.” (Lying is okay, you see, if it’s for Jesus.) The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, though, went even further: Read more
