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.
A day after Florida activist Chaz Stevens received permission to install a rainbow-colored Festivus pole in the Oklahoma Capitol, state representatives are already condemning this warped idea of a non-Christian playing by their rules. In a press release, several Republicans expressed anger over how someone isn’t worshiping Jesus this month: Read more
The Tazewell County School Board in Virginia used to begin their meetings with prayer, which we all know is absolutely illegal. But you’ll be happy to know they’re ending that practice after realizing that it violates the law. Instead, they’ll just invite local pastors to deliver the prayers, not realizing that’s still a big problem. Read more
Continuing his plan to install rainbow-colored Festivus poles across the country, Florida activist Chaz Stevens just got approval to put one up in the Oklahoma Capitol. That would be the same place where a Ten Commandments monument got taken down a couple of months ago following a years-long legal battle. Read more
