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 had to read this story a couple of times to make sure I had it right, but then I realized I wasn’t wrong the first time. I couldn’t believe Christians were upset about this. Here’s the backstory: A husband and wife attended a place called North Point Church in Atlanta. They had a daughter together. At some point, the husband started having an affair with another married man. (Scandalous!) It was serious, too, and the men wanted to be… Read more
This is something that I’ve seen happen in the Christian world a few times but never in the atheist world: Greta Christina is leaving her day job so she can become a full-time writer/speaker 🙂 I will no longer have to stop in the middle of a productive writing day and go do the day job. I’ll be free to schedule my speaking gigs based on whatever works for me and Ingrid. I’ll have more time for reading, for networking,… Read more
Joe Muto, an “an NPR-listening, Obama-loving liberal,” worked at FOX News Channel for years. Last month, he took on a role as the “Fox Mole,” reporting from the “inside” for Gawker. Not long after, he was caught, got fired, etc. Now, Muto has sold a book proposal about his time there. The tentative title: An Atheist in the Foxhole. Which carries the unwelcome implication that atheists aren’t normally in foxholes… (Unless he means there are actually *lots* of moles at… Read more
Remember Krystal Myers? She’s the teenager who wrote an article for her school newspaper entitled “No Rights: The Life of an Atheist,” about how her school actively promoted religion and discriminated against atheists… only to have her administration tell her the article would not be allowed to run because… well… you know. Her school, Lenior City High School, is back in the news. Once again, it’s not for a good reason… When the yearbooks were distributed last Friday, they included… Read more
I didn’t realize until after I put up the previous post that another city (and state!) also issued proclamations for the National Day of Reason. Governor Dave Heineman gave them the state seal in honor of the occasion: … I do hereby encourage all citizens, residents and visitors to join in observing this day and focusing upon the employment of reason, critical thought, the scientific method and free inquiry to the resolution of human problems and for the welfare of… Read more