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.
I don’t know how to put this any more bluntly: In Iceland, a lot of people believe in elves. Like, more than half of them. And these Huldufólk live in rocks. If this were just a silly belief, we could leave it at that. But construction projects are being delayed in the country because protesters don’t want the rocks these magical elves live in to be destroyed. Dear god, I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence… Read more
Trinity Western University is a private Christian school in British Columbia and they have been trying to open up their own law school. Last Monday, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada decided to give them “preliminary approval.” They’re well on their way to becoming fully accredited. That by itself shouldn’t be a big deal. In the United States, we’re used to Christian law schools (like Pat Robertson’s Regent University School of Law and Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University School of Law). But here’s the big controversy (one that we’ve just grown accustomed to in the U.S.): Trinity Western doesn’t want to accept any gay or lesbian students who refuse to remain celibate: Read more
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, explains reasons atheists should not teach their kids about Santa: What’s that? You think atheist parents *should* teach their kids about Santa Claus? Well, there’s a video for that, too! We’d love to hear your thoughts on the project — more videos will be posted soon — and we’d also appreciate your suggestions as to which questions we ought to tackle next! Read more
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, explains reasons atheists should teach their kids about Santa: What’s that? You think atheist parents should *not* teach their kids about Santa Claus? Well, there’s a video for that, too! We’d love to hear your thoughts on the project — more videos will be posted soon — and we’d also appreciate your suggestions as to which questions we ought to tackle next! Read more
