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.
Have you ever driven down the highway and seen a series of Christian signs just lodged into the ground on the side of the road, one after another, telling you to repent or you’re go to hell? I’d never seen an atheist version of that until now — but the Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison did something very similar to that on the side of Bascom Hill, a popular thoroughfare on campus. It was all part of a service they’re offering called “Faith Questioning,” the goal of which is not to create new atheists, but to help anyone unsure of where they stand come to a stronger understanding of their own beliefs: [Click headline for more…] Read more
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses the atheist bloggers in Bangladesh who face jail time and hefty fines for speaking out against faith: You can read more about the Bangladeshi bloggers here. 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
If you were once religious but you’re not anymore (hello, ~97% of my readers!), Michael Caton would appreciate it if you’d complete a 10-15-minute survey where you explain what caused your mind to change. All responses will remain anonymous. He’ll be posting a summary of the results online soon enough. It’s not scientific, but it’ll be interesting to see what the trends are! Read more
A week after FOX News Channel’s Dana Perino said if atheists — who are in the minority — don’t like the Pledge of Allegiance, “they don’t have to live here,” here’s an argument that it’s really Christians who are in the minority: Of course, the whole point is that the Constitution says we all have certain rights and the number of us who believe (or choose not to believe) in a god should have no impact on whether or not those rights apply to us. (via Thunderf00t) Read more