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 was reading an article by Paul Strand of the Christian Broadcasting Network about how high school graduates are being encouraged by Christian lawyers to talk about God during their graduation speeches because we got your back… even though it’s news to me that anyone was persecuting them in the first place. The article is set up like a battle between the forces of Good and Evil; they’re the good Christian soldiers who just want to share God’s love and we atheists/secularists are the wicked ones trampling all over religious freedom. But there was one bit that caught my attention: [Click headline for more…] Read more
The Answers in Genesis “Research Journal” is a publication that honors those who can write about Biblical events using as many big words as possible. They just published a groundbreaking article on… wait for it… why Adam (of “Adam and Eve” fame) must have been a real human being. The proof? The Bible said so. (Why didn’t I think of that?!) The reason why men must accept Adam as historical is because it is the clear teaching of Scripture. [Click headline for more…] Read more
Because everything tastes better with AussieMite spread: Elise Ramsey, AussieMite managing director, said: “We couldn’t afford to play it safe so the brief to the guys was to get AussieMite noticed and show how tasty our product is. They did that with humour that very much suits our brand.” [Click headline for more…] Read more