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 Chasity began her senior year at Jackson High School in Georgia, she was aware she had put on a little weight, but it was the least of her concerns. She managed multiple sports teams at the school, had a part-time job, and did well in her classes. The problem began when she went to go sign up for the Student Government Association, which she had been involved with all throughout high school. The adviser for the group asked her if she was pregnant. She wasn’t. But it didn’t stop there. Read more
Yesterday, Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland was supposed to speak to the final year class at an all-girls Catholic school. They had had a Muslim speaker earlier in the year, and Nugent was invited to talk about what his group believed and what they did. It was a wonderful gesture by the school to expose students to different perspectives. I’ve had the opportunity to do something similar myself and I really enjoyed the questions students asked me. But at the last second, Nugent’s invitation was rescinded: Read more
Much like the Catholic Church, the Mormon Church has long said that gay people can remain in good standing within the club, as long as they refrain from acting on their sexual desires. Now, they’re taking it much, much further. Not only are gay people in same-sex relationships now considered “apostates,” their children will also be punished. Because there’s nothing Mormons fear more than Gay Cooties. Read more
