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 posted earlier that Christopher Hitchens’ body would be donated to science, per his wishes. Hearing that inspired Edward Tarte to take action. He just signed the paperwork to donate his body to the Baylor College of Medicine. Thanks for being a great role model for the rest of us, Edward! (And please stay healthy so the donation doesn’t happen for a while.) Read more
Remember when Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George compared participants in the upcoming Gay Pride Parade to KKK members? Well, two weeks later, he finally got around to apologizing: “I am truly sorry for the hurt my remarks have caused,” George said in an interview with the Tribune. “Particularly because we all have friends or family members who are gay and lesbian. This has evidently wounded a good number of people. I have family members myself who are gay and lesbian, so… Read more
Last year, I stumbled upon a really nice honor: I won the 2011 Bloggie for Best Religion Blog. They’re taking nominees for this year over the course of the next week and if you could help out, I’d really appreciate it! You have to nominate three different sites that write about religion and enter your email address, but that’s about it 🙂 Thanks for your help! Read more