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.
Last week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation ran this ad in the New York Times, encouraging people to leave the Catholic Church: It’s time to quit the Roman Catholic Church. Will it be reproductive freedom, or back to the Dark Ages? Do you choose women and their rights, or Bishops and their wrongs? Whose side are you on? In light of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops’ war again women’s right to contraception… Why are you aiding and abetting a… Read more
The tentative schedule for the day is now up on the Reason Rally website! (Notice that Bill Maher is listed as addressing the crowd via video — nifty! A lot of people have been asking about him and it’s nice to be able to say “Yes, he’ll address the crowd” even if he won’t be there in person.) … In addition, there’s an excellent list of tips you ought to pay attention to if you’re planning on coming: Arrive early… Read more
It’s once again time for A Week! ‘A’ Week is an online event that runs 18-24 March 2012. The idea of ‘A’ Week is simple — to raise awareness of how many people are ‘Good without Gods’ and don’t need religions to influence their lives. You take part by changing your Facebook profile picture to an ‘A’ for one week. This isn’t about insulting or criticizing faith. It’s not about mocking religious friends. This is simply a chance to express… Read more
The Reason Rally is next Saturday and it’ll feature rock stars in our movement as well as actual rock stars. Nearly ten years ago, we tried to do something similar. The Godless Americans March on Washington — yep, that was the actual name of it — took place on the National Mall on November 2nd, 2002. There weren’t any “celebrities” but there were a lot of people who have poured their hearts into this type of activism. Many of them… Read more