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.
Christian Apologist Todd Friel (who’s worked with Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort) has a new video series out teaching Christians how to respond to “atheist assaults” on their faith (a.k.a. when atheists use logic). My favorite screenshot from that trailer has to be this one: [Click headline for more…] Read more
Back in March, Richard Dawkins and (former President of the Secular Coalition for America) Herb Silverman had a conversation at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, video of which is now available: I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, but if you hear any good parts, please leave the timestamp and summary in the comments! Read more
The cover story in this week’s Time magazine, written by Joe Klein, is all about how volunteering and doing service projects may help curb the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on our veterans: As part of his reporting, Klein joined one of the disaster relief groups and worked at a site damaged by the Oklahoma tornadoes… and that’s when he wrote this: … there was an occupying army of relief workers, led by local first responders, exhausted but still humping it a week after the storm, church groups from all over the country — funny how you don’t see organized groups of secular humanists giving out hot meals — and there in the middle of it all, with a purposeful military swagger, were the volunteers from Team Rubicon. Wow. My jaw dropped while reading that because it’s absolutely not true. [Click headline for more…] Read more
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, answers the question: Is atheism a religion? I can’t believe I left out my favorite response: If atheism is a religion, then bald is a hair color, “off” is a TV channel, and health is a disease 🙂 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