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.
Like many kids who went through grade school, I had a bully. This person followed me around, called me names, and tormented me in every class we shared. Now, this was back when schools just blithely accepted bullying as a part of the educational process, so I really had just two options for dealing with my tormentor: 1) I could politely ask him to stop calling me “faggot.” 2) I could ignore them. Out of misplaced trust and youthful naiveté, I chose the first option. Guess how that turned out? Read more
Well, this is a new tactic for Christian vertical video addict (and Starbucks red cup destroyer) Joshua Feuerstein: It looks like he’s sticking subliminal advertising into his latest videos. In a “Facebook church” video posted online Sunday (and then removed Monday) by Feuerstein, he gave a long loud rant about Jesus before introducing a group of musicians and singers. But if you look carefully in the clip below, which was snagged before Feuerstein took down his video, you see an interesting thing happen every minute, on the dot, beginning at the 0:23 mark: A dollar bill flashes on the screen. Read more
The New York Times Magazine has an extensive look at how Ted Cruz built his entire campaign on the belief that evangelical Christians alone could catapult him to the White House. He announced his candidacy at Liberty University, received early endorsements from Religious Right leaders, and replaced his Tea Party-laced biography with one steeped in faith. Read more
