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.
Last year, Kentucky legislators passed a bill that would put the state seal adorned with the phrase “In God We Trust” in all subcommittee meeting rooms. State Senator Albert Robinson, who sponsored the legislation, said this was needed because “This is America. I feel like this nation was and is established by God.” So he didn’t even try to hide the fact that this was all about promoting his religion. Normally, when “In God We Trust” signs go up anywhere,… Read more
Oklahoma state officials have been trying to protect the Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the State Capitol ever since the state’s Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional back in June. Yesterday, a judge announced he wasn’t putting up with the state officials’ bullshit any longer, telling them they had until October 12 to take down the monument. Read more
Remember Michigan State Rep. Todd Courser? Of course you do. He’s the anti-gay rights legislator who thinks “traditional marriage” means having an affair with also-married colleague Rep. Cindy Gamrat and then distributing a fake email alleging that he fucked a male prostitute in order to throw people off the real story. Looks like their shenanigans were too much even for the GOP. Read more
