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.
This past June, the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center sent a letter to the Douglas County School District in Colorado detailing extensive evidence that officials at Highlands Ranch High School and Cougar Run Elementary School, in their capacities as district employees, were promoting Christianity and raising money for a Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ mission trip. The FCA made it clear why they were going to Guatemala: “… our group’s primary goal is to share the love and hope of Jesus.” Read more
Last week, Rachel posted about Garrett Wayman, a 17-year-old waiter in Kansas, who was thrilled to find a $20 tip at one of his table… only to discover that it was fake. Instead of cash, he got a message telling him to accept Jesus. Penny Craver, the general manager of a North Carolina restaurant called Dish, has seen the same thing happening to some of her teenage staffers. One of them had received multiple pamphlets, all from the same church. That’s why she decided to do something about it. Craver looked up the church whose URL was included on the pamphlets — Harbor Baptist Church in Charlotte — and sent Pastor Ken Simmons this message: Read more
If Donald Trump is as pious as he claims to be, he’s doing a horrible job of winning over the Republican Party’s Christian base. He bungled a Bible verse, blamed a Christian leader for the error, said he doesn’t ask God for forgiveness for anything, swears in speeches, and called the communion wafer a cracker. No wonder a lot of conservatives are calling Trump’s Christianity into question. But not Fox News’ Todd Starnes. Instead, Starnes is lashing out against conservatives who doubt Trump’s faith. Because if Trump says he’s religious, who are we to judge what’s in his heart? Read more
Because there are no other problems in Kansas, State Senator Mitch Holmes has decided to tackle the real issue affecting people in the state. He wants women who testify in front of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee (which he chairs) to cover themselves up. He issued an 11-point code of conduct and Item 2 on that list focused on what people could wear. He wants “professional attire,” which might be fine, but he made sure to spell that out in detail for the ladyfolk: Read more
