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 can’t vouch for this show but the press release was sent my way and it sounds interesting. They’re looking for atheist parents (who presumably raise their kids without god)… who have siblings with kids they’re raising religiously. Basically, they want to document parents who are closely-related but raise their kids in polar opposite ways. Details are below. I now wipe my hands clean of this. Do you and your sibling disagree about how to raise your kids? WE WANT… Read more
The Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) is one of those groups that thinks gay marriage is a terrible, horrible thing. Yesterday, they held a press conference to oppose President Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage. (Their timing is worthy of NBC coverage.) But the timing worked out for them, since news broke yesterday that the Democrats may be including support of marriage equality in their party platform… (Meanwhile, Republicans are still unsure about that whole “evolution” thing.) Anyway, CAAP was… Read more
In response to Jonah Lehrer’s fall from grace in which he was caught self-plagiarizing and weeks later caught making up a Bob Dylan quotation for his book, Sam Harris writes: I consistently meet smart, well-intentioned, and otherwise ethical people who do not seem to realize how quickly and needlessly lying can destroy their relationships and reputations. Since it’s relevant to the situation, Harris is offering his book Lying free to download for the rest of this week. I really liked… Read more