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.
Earlier this week, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed brought a homemade clock to MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. He loves tinkering around with electronics and he was proud of his latest creation. Did I mention his name was Ahmed Mohamed? And this was Texas? Then you know exactly how this played out: Read more
The Coolidge City Council in Arizona (below) passed a resolution this week saying it would have invocation prayers at all future meetings. We’ve seen this play out many times now. Yes, invocations are legal, but they must be inclusive. Atheists, Satanists, Hindus, Mormons, and everyone else must be allowed to deliver those prayers. The leaders in Coolidge don’t care about that “inclusivity” nonsense, though. While passing their resolution, they included an amendment that said only Christians could deliver the prayers: Read more
Once again, Pope Francis has said something that’s radical on the surface, and once again, the Catholic Church isn’t about to change in response to it. Speaking with a Portuguese Catholic broadcaster, the Pope lamented refugees who have nowhere to go and who are being shut out of Church-owned spaces: Read more
I’m confused. I thought all Christian bakers melted like the Wicked Witch if they were asked to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. Then there’s this baker from Sarasota who believes marriage is limited to a man and a woman… but he’s not a jerk about it and treats his gay customers the same as his straight ones. It’s like he’s a kind human being or something. Why is he trying to ruin our narrative?! Read more
