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.
Speaking at a rally in Gainesville, Georgia yesterday, Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told the audience at Free Chapel church that we live in a Christian nation and he intended to govern that way. Not surprising to hear from him, but his justification needs a lot of work: Read more
If you were to visit the Norwalk City Hall in Ohio, you’d see a Ten Commandments monument outside the building: Why is it there? (Does it matter?) Either way, it’s government promotion of Christianity. Not that the local leaders care. In their minds, no one’s ever complained about it, so that makes it okay: Read more
Tennessee State Rep. Sheila Butt just introduced legislation that would prevent religious indoctrination in public schools. That sounds… wonderful, actually, since Christians have a habit of pushing faith in places it doesn’t belong. But that’s not what Butt’s talking about. She wants to put a stop to the Islamic proselytizing going on in high school World History classes, where students are taught (*gasp*) that Muslims worship Allah and Muhammad is His prophet. You know. Indoctrination. Read more
I know it’s the Daily Caller, a conservative website, and I’m not expecting to see any sympathy for atheists… but if there were a Christian cross vandalized in the same way as a California atheist group’s “adopt a highway” sign, do you think the writers there would be so flippant about it? Read more
