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.
Over the weekend, Saturday Night Live aired a trailer for a movie called “Djesus Uncrossed”: If you’re like most people, your reaction was, “That was amusing. I didn’t know SNL still did funny things… or was still on the air.” But let’s be honest about the skit: It was mocking Quentin Tarantino and his love of rewriting history and adding a lot of blood to the mix. It wasn’t actually making fun of the Bible… Read more
You all remember Pastor Steven Anderson’s ultra-offensive and misogynistic sermon on the qualities of a “virtuous woman” (a.k.a. The greatest sermon *ever*). I wrote about it here. The folks at BetterOffDamned created a video response to the sermon — interspersed with their own commentary. It’s awesome. I especially love the bits at 4:50 and 13:42 🙂 Read more
If you’re as obsessed with Survivor as I am, then you definitely have a lot of respect for former contestant Yau-Man Chan. He was smart, clever enough to create the first fake Immunity Idol, and incredibly popular throughout his season. Chan recently filmed a segment for Chris Johnson’s multimedia book about atheists and what gives them joy and meaning in life. Read more