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.
The Freethought Society, Lancaster Freethought Society, PhillyCoR, and PA Nonbelievers are coming together to plan the 2013 PA State Atheist/Humanist conference this September: They have a very impressive roster of speakers so if you can make it, get your tickets now! (There’s a great discount for students, too.) Read more
Last October, Simon Clare decided to try his hand at street-preaching. A pretty interesting idea considering he was preaching atheism: Simon is now starting up a local chapter of the Sunday Assembly in Brighton (UK). (His “preaching” might actually get an audience now!) [Click headline for more…] Read more
I watched the first episode and I just couldn’t get into it, but the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black” has an atheist lead character (“Piper Chapman”) and this scene contains the sort of dialogue I haven’t seen since that episode of “Glee” where Kurt refers to a “magic teapot” floating in the sky: [Click headline for more…] Read more
