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.
Did you all catch our friend Jesse Galef on CNN this morning talking about the Pew Research Center’s survey showing that fewer people “Never Doubt God’s Existence”? I love how he worked the SSA plug in at the end 🙂 I also thought he did a great job of steering the conversation toward the things he wanted to talk about instead of taking the bait from the host. … ***Update***: The SSA is already getting threatening phone calls. You can… Read more
The city of Weatherford, Texas wants to be sued. You know how I know? Because I read the last sentence of this article: Councilwoman Heidi Wilder said she felt that the possibility of litigation would be “remote.” Take a *wild* guess as to why someone might sue them… YES! More prayer. Because moments of silence just aren’t enough for people: At a May council meeting, some suggested having a moment of silence, rather than a prayer, to start the meetings…. Read more
Alexander Aan is the Indonesian who made the terrible, horrible mistake of posting “blasphemous” statements about Islam and statements asking for proof of god’s existence on a Facebook group page for the Minang Atheists. Aan was arrested in a small town in West Sumatra on January 18 after a number of local residents assaulted him at work in an act of self-styled vigilantism. They were reacting to some of his postings on a Facebook page devoted to atheism: a note… Read more
Phase Two of the Secular Coalition for America’s plan to create state chapters across the country begins in two weeks with conference calls for people interested in creating the chapters and the media is paying attention: “Some of the most egregious violations of church state separation are being promoted and passed at the state level, and we absolutely must act to stop it,” said Edwina Rogers, Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America. “There are 40 million Americans who… Read more