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.
One of my favorite blogs is The Comics Curmudgeon, in which Josh Fruhlinger takes comic strips that are bad enough as is and adds in his own commentary to make them sooooo much better. Like this “Family Circus” strip (by the just-passed-away Bil Keane): All sorts of hilarious, no? But then you add in Josh’s commentary and everything becomes right with the world: If you’re not reading that site daily, you’re missing out 🙂 Read more
A few weeks ago, some Redditors decided to work on a living tribute to Christopher Hitchens. They asked people to submit one minute videos in which they said whatever they wanted to him. The final product is now up and it looks fantastic. What a wonderful tribute to someone who’s had a hand in helping thousands of people rid themselves of religion: Read more
Duquesne University is a Catholic school in Pennsylvania. So is DePaul University, just outside of Chicago. DePaul has a thriving Secular Student Alliance group — the DePaul Alliance for Free Thought — which encourages conversations about religion between religious and non-religious students. They also bring in speakers for the school, question long-held beliefs of everyone, and raise awareness about atheism-related issues for the school population. They’re less interested in “proselytizing atheism” and more interested in educating people about religion and… Read more
Parent-Teacher conferences last night, today all day, and tonight. Weekly Speech Team/Forensics tournaments… and almost-daily practices. (But the kids are sooooo freaking talented.) Foundation Beyond Belief board meeting last weekend (Lots of amazing ideas came from it, though… can’t wait to share them all with you soon!) *cough cough hack snot asthma wheeze* Grandfather’s 90th (!!!) birthday party. One day, I will steal his genes. Weekly classes I’m taking as I work toward becoming a “Nationally Board Certified” teacher… a… Read more