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.
If you saw the amazing triple overtime football game yesterday between Arizona State and Oregon, you may have noticed the ASU players wearing throwback uniforms with the number 42 in honor of Pat Tillman, an ASU grad and NFL star who gave it all up to serve in the military. Tillman died by “friendly fire” in 2004 during the War in Afghanistan. What a lot of the media coverage won’t mention is that Tillman was an atheist — one of the most famous “atheists in a foxhole.” Read more
The problem with Bettie D. Robertson Memorial Park in Collins, Mississippi is that there’s a display featuring the words “City of Collins” that’s just above a picture of Jesus and a bible verse. Oh. And there’s a display of Jesus walking on water. And another of Jesus carrying a cross. Wait: I’m not done yet. Read more
