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.
In the least surprising news you’ll hear all day, Fox News Radio’s Todd Starnes is a liar with no journalistic credibility. If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know how many times we’ve posted stories fact-checking Starnes’ articles (and sermons). Now, Jonathan Merritt, writing for The Atlantic, has a story about how Starnes is tarnishing the already-pathetic reputation of Fox News: Read more
When Giovanna Sforza made plans to move to North Carolina from Arizona, she knew she didn’t have enough space in the car for all of her books, some of which were Pagan-themed. So she packed them up in eight boxes, went to the post office, insured the packages for $300, and shipped them to her new city. Six of the boxes were heavily damaged when she later picked them up at the post office (which she reported to officials). More importantly, though, when she opened them up at home, she realized the contents weren’t the same. Read more
Mat Staver, the lawyer for Kim Davis who’s doing his best to prolong his time in the media spotlight, said on Liberty Counsel’s “Faith and Freedom” show today that Davis needs prayers because she’s received a lot of death threats. Obviously, anyone who does that deserves total condemnation. But Staver specifically pointed to a threat made on a popular TV show: Read more
Jim Bakker figured out our secret. Yesterday, the televangelist told his audience (yes, he still has a show) that they should secretly stockpile food because, when the world collapses during the Last Days, your “sweet neighbors” will be so hungry that they’ll start feasting on babies. And you wouldn’t want them to do that, would you…? Oh, by the way, Bakker happens to be selling an 8-year supply of food for the low, low price of $2,500. Read more
