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.
For years now, Loudoun County, Virginia officials have been trying to figure out how to handle holiday displays on public property — the county courthouse. Last Winter, they opened the floodgates and allowed all groups that wanted them to have displays. Of the 10 displays, most of them came from non-Christians 🙂 This year, they’re not taking that chance. The Loudoun County Courts Grounds and Facilities Committee met earlier this week to discuss the issue. Committee member John Mileo argued… Read more
This is an excerpt from the bad people stole my god by Doug Philips. Philips was a devout Catholic for 40 years before becoming a “full blown non-believer.” The Kindle version of the book is currently available for free. ***Edit***: The free trial has expired, but the book is still relatively cheap 🙂 … Easily the most unexpected and ironic twists to my irreligious epiphany has been the barrage of a particular criticism that continues to land on me like… Read more
The Center for Inquiry affiliate in Canada is assisting in going after distributors of homeopathic medicine in a $30 million lawsuit. You may argue that homeopathic medicine is, by definition, useless… so what’s the harm? However, if people take the fake medicine in lieu of actual medicine, their bodies could be getting worse when they should be getting better. CFI also wants to help anyone in America who has suffered because they took homeopathic medicine: CFI is willing to assist… Read more
Earlier today, Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola of TYT University talked about the hatemail sent to Jessica Ahlquist a few weeks ago: It really is hard for me (and, I would hope, most of you) to understand what goes through the mind of someone who has that much hate inside of them. What compels them to write something like that? If it’s all just empty threats, what do they hope to accomplish? Do they just want to instill fear in… Read more
Doing anything for the National Day of Reason on May 3rd? I suppose anything would be more effective than whatever the Christian Right folks behind the National Day of Prayer have in mind for that day… The American Humanist Association just updated its NDoR website with resources, a list of events around the country, and a sample proclamation for your city officials to sign. Check it out and add your local events to the listings! Read more