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.
No one’s forcing me to attend The Crown College in Powell, Tennessee, but holy hell, I can’t believe anyone would even consider it after going through their handbook (PDF). It’s dated 2009-2010, but it’s still the version they’re linking to today. Not only do they suck any type of freedom out of you, but I would be in serious trouble if I hugged a female friend, gave a woman a ride home even if she desperately needed one, or dated… Read more
Michele Bachmann believes God is on her side today during the Iowa caucuses: “I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people,” said Bachmann, a Waterloo native and social conservative who is a U.S. representative from Minnesota. She serves on the House Intelligence Committee, which she thinks gives her an edge on national security and foreign policy issues. “I think it will be a miracle,” Bachmann said in an interview aboard her campaign bus. “If you look at the… Read more
This morning, American Atheists’ Dave Silverman made an offer to Cee Lo Green after the singer altered the lyrics to “Imagine” on New Years Eve: Come to the Reason Rally and sing the song with the line “And no religion, too.” Dave even offered to pay the expenses for the trip. Here’s the clip from Geoff Berg’s radio show: Smart way to capitalize on Cee Lo’s bad judgment. (via Partisan Gridlock) Read more
Larry Taunton is a Christian and the author of a book called The Grace Effect. A large chunk of the book focuses on how awful societies ruled under atheism are. Because apparently those exist… And that brings us to the promotional campaign for his book — a number of billboards in Birmingham, Alabama with a picture of Stalin and the words “Imagine no religion? So did he.” Wow… It takes cojones to do something that utterly ignorant. Taunton thinks that… Read more
These are the big things that come to my mind. What would you change or add to the list? … 1) The Reason Rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24th. With a large roster of speakers already (and hopefully bigger names to come), this has the potential of being the largest gathering of atheists in our history. Hopefully, the media — and politicians — will take notice. 2) The Books. There will be books coming out by Herb Silverman, David… Read more