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.
Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association has a problem with Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslims from entering the country: He doesn’t think it goes far enough. On his show yesterday, Fischer explained that we also need to get the Muslims who are in the country out of the country. And if we need to pay them to leave, so be it: Read more
If you want to get a marriage license in Elbert County, Colorado, you’ll have to do it while staring at a poster that says God intended marriage to be between a man and a woman (1 Corinthians 7:2). Because now that marriage equality is legal nationwide, some Christians in government positions need a way to let gay and lesbian couples know they’re abominations. Read more
Last week, Maryam Namazie gave a talk at Goldsmiths, University of London that is still being discussed for all the drama surrounding it. It started last week when the atheist group that invited her there received an email from the President of the Goldsmiths Islamic Society calling Namazie’s presence at the school a “violation to our safe space” and asking that the talk be canceled: Read more
