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.
When it comes to football games, even atheists have said that athletes are allowed to pray on their own before a game. But when we’re talking about the U.S. Air Force Academy, though, the rules are a little different. That’s because the students are technically conducting official government business at all times — even during a football game and even during their practices. When they pray publicly, then, they’re promoting a particular faith. Read more
Florida activist Chaz Stevens has taken steps to install a 6-foot-tall rainbow-colored Festivus pole, topped by a disco ball, inside the Arkansas Capitol building in Little Rock: The director of the Humanity Fund said he feels states have to allow all religious displays on government property or none. He said placing Christian displays at capitol buildings “opened the door” for his Festivus pole. … In addition to Arkansas, Stevens said he wants to place poles in California, Texas, Washington, D.C.,… Read more
