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 mentioned last week that there was now a Dallas/Ft. Worth chapter of Atheists Helping the Homeless (which started in Austin). Their first giveaway was this past weekend and it was a *huge* success. They had 23 volunteers and a large turnout from people who needed their help. Congratulations to LaDonna Davies and her crew for putting this together! If you’d like to help them continue doing this work, you can kick in a donation right here. Read more
On Friday, April 20th — the Day of Silence — Wolcott High School junior Seth Groody wore this image on the front of his shirt: That’s a rainbow with a slash through it… basically summing up Groody’s attitude toward homosexuality. The administrators at his school told him to change his shirt. He protested, saying he had a right to wear it. He wasn’t discriminating against individuals, which could be illegal at a high school. This was protesting an idea; it… Read more
The FFRF just got another lovely piece of hatemail in response to their “It’s Time to Quit the Catholic Church” ad campaign: I’m trying to work through the thought process of whoever wrote this… You want Catholics to leave church?! NO! I’ll show you… Go have sex with yourself! Wait, that’s physically impossible… umm… ok, just give me oral sex instead! Shit. Wait. Then everyone will think I’m gay… crap! Ok, blow me but not in a homosexual way! Dammit!… Read more
Because we all know science is decided by who complains the loudest, a band of Creationists has scored a major victory by getting many textbook publishers in South Korea to “produce revised editions that exclude examples of the evolution of the horse or of avian ancestor Archaeopteryx.” More simply, they saying, “Look! Scientists argue about the lineage of this creature! Therefore, evolution is in doubt!” The [Committee to Revise Evolution In Textbooks] is also campaigning to remove content about “the… Read more
It aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network last week. It featured Ray Comfort, Eric Hovind, Ken Ham, and several other Christians who make their livings miseducating people about science. It’s a Who’s Who of WTF. And if you haven’t heard them speak before, you’re in for a treat. Especially when you consider how many Americans agree with them… I would start at the 19:30 mark and go from there: My favorite part is the debate between Ken Ham and Dr. Hugh… Read more