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.
Now this is a neat and well-deserved honor, and it’s going to someone who calls herself a “proud atheist.” Rebecca Newberger Goldstein will be receiving the National Humanities Award by President Obama for “bringing philosophy into conversation with culture.” She will be one of ten recipients. Goldstein received praise yesterday from several secular organizations. Read more
Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service released a comprehensive survey of American Catholics, and we’re still getting reports on what they found. The latest analysis focuses on where ex-Catholics go — to another religion or out of the game altogether? — and the answer won’t surprise you. About half of the people who leave Catholicism become “Unaffiliated,” essentially saying goodbye to organized religion altogether: Read more
If you want to prevent more mass shootings in the United States, what do you do? Pass gun control legislation? Hire more cops? Have stricter background checks? According to Spike’s Tactical, a gun manufacturer in Apopka, Florida, you don’t need to bother with any of those things. They solved the problem by creating a weapon with a Bible verse etched on to the magazine well so Muslims won’t touch it: Read more
