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.
There’s one place where it’s perfectly acceptable for atheists to follow God: On Twitter. If you use the service at all, you may already be a fan of @almightygod. With nearly 25,000 followers, he may be the most popular deity out there, which, as we all know, makes everything he says totally true. He was kind enough to answer some of my questions: Do you exist? I tweet, therefore I am. Besides, If I don’t exist, then who pops up… Read more
Earlier this week, in anticipation of the release of The Magic of Reality, the New York Times’ Michael Powell profiled Richard Dawkins. I pointed out my surprise that Powell pretty much ignored any real criticism of Dawkins within atheist circles (especially regarding Elevatorgate). Sarah Pulliam Bailey, a religion reporter herself, didn’t take that omission lightly at all. She wonders whether other controversial figures would have been treated in the same way: A profile is supposed to break new ground. If… Read more
If you haven’t seen The Ledge, Matthew Chapman’s thriller featuring an atheist lead character, it’s now available as a DVD on Netflix (or Qwikster or whatever they want to be called now… the one with DVDs, dammit). I saw it a couple months ago and thought it was fantastic. You can read Greta Christina’s review of it here. Read more
