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.
Yes, I’ve posted already about atheist YouTuber Jaclyn Glenn’s plagiarism, but plenty of commenters are still unconvinced. And now there’s another example. So let’s give it another shot and then I’ll explain (again) why it matters. The video below, by babbisp1, compares a video Glenn made in July of 2014 to an episode of The Atheist Experience filmed in December of 2010. Note how much her commentary resembles, or directly rips from, what host Matt Dillahunty is saying. Read more
We’re still trying to understand why 26-year-old Christopher Harper Mercer decided to open fire at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College on Thursday. There’s plenty of speculation and very little concrete evidence, so I’ll refrain from adding to the chaos. But one narrative that has been repeated in the media is that the killer was specifically targeting Christians. The people who are perpetuating that narrative all point to stories like this one: Read more
There are issues where I part ways with Richard Dawkins, but when it comes to criticizing bad ideas and hearing out people whose views you may disagree with or find offensive, I’m in complete agreement. On Real Time last night, Dawkins and Bill Maher spoke about how, strangely, it’s liberals who seem to be on the wrong side of this particular issue. If someone’s criticizing Islam — or even speaking about their awful personal experiences within the faith — they’ll bend over backwards on college campuses to stop those views from being heard. Read more
