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.
As a community, We don’t ask for all that much. Basically, we want our politicians (no matter the party) to support church/state separation. That means having a rational basis for policy decisions rather than religious-based ones. That means not using their higher office as a means to spread their faith. That means paying attention to non-religious communities and our concerns as much as they pay attention to religious ones. Read more