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’d never heard of the movie Mary and Max before, but I kinda want to see it now… According to reader Leslie, who sets up the following clip, it’s a movie about an 8-year-old girl (Mary) from Australia who becomes pen pals with a 44-year-old man (Max) from New York who has Asperger’s syndrome. At one point, Mary asks Max where babies come from, because her father told her they were found in beer bottles. She wonders if they are… Read more
In Kelowna, British Columbia, Mayor Sharon Shepherd has bowed down to a Christian group and issued a proclamation that says September 24th to October 2nd will be “Protect Human Life Week.” “It is the intention of this proclamation to promote respect and protection to all human life, especially the infirm, the aged, the handicapped and the unborn,” the Protect Human Life Week proclamation states. … “Aside from year one when she received a considerable amount of backlash from those who… Read more
The Foundation Beyond Belief (which I chair) has put together a resource page for parents who are raising their children without religion: This constantly evolving page brings resources to humanist parents wishing to help their children develop compassionate engagement with the world around them. In addition to general resources for encouraging generosity and mutual responsibility, this page will include books, online activities, and other resources related to the Foundation’s causes at a given time. Since one of the issues we’re… Read more
The Triangle Freethought Society in North Carolina is holding a Fall Fundraiser in Raleigh this October. Considering the group has put up billboards in the area, stopped infiltrations of church into state, and held a National Day of Reason event at the State Capitol building, the money is definitely being used for positive activism. If you’re in the area, make room in your schedule for the event! Read more
