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.
Last year, Ohio resident Jasen Dixon put up a Zombie-themed Nativity scene at his home, only to be told he had to take it down because it violated local ordinances about size and location of such displays. Dixon didn’t take it down, but he responded as any good internet-dweller would: He vowed to make this year’s Nativity scene bigger and better — and compliant with the law. He even started an Indiegogo campaign to raise money for his project, netting $878 in the process. His display is finally back up! But not without controversy. Read more
On Sunday night, President Obama delivered a speech from the Oval Office in which he talked about our nation’s response to terrorism and what Congress must do in the weeks ahead to curb gun violence. And yet, all Creationist Ken Ham took away from that speech was that the President wasn’t sufficiently pious. By not preaching fundamentalist Christianity to the nation, Ham implied, Obama was allowing terrorism to thrive. Read more
