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.
The Backyard Skeptics in Orange County, California have gotten great publicity over the past few months for putting up billboards with positive messages: Now, they’re getting publicity for going after religion much more directly. This Saturday at 2:00p, group members plan to gather at Huntington Beach to tear certain pages out of the Bible. “We’re not there to burn the Bible or desecrate,” Bruce Gleason, director of Backyard Skeptics, said. “There are plenty verses in the Bible that if you… Read more
Tim Tebow used to send Biblical messages via his eyes when he played for the University of Florida: Now, he’s a third string quarterback for the Denver Broncos, behind Kyle Orton (who’s starting) and Brady Quinn (#2). You could arguably place him #4 behind practice squad quarterback Adam Weber, too. Fans — mostly Christian ones, I presume — are not taking that lightly. Gregg Doyel at CBSSports.com explains: Tim Tebow is a chemistry killer, a cancer, on an NFL team…. Read more
Reader Jessica went to her daughter’s public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas yesterday for a book fair. What she found was something of a shock to her: She writes: They had a whole section of Christian books geared towards children. There were no other books of any other religion at the book fair. It was held in the cafeteria, the money goes to the school, and they were being sold directly to elementary school children. The Freedom From Religion Foundation… Read more
This is the religious banner currently hanging in the auditorium of Rhode Island’s Cranston High School West: Our Heavenly Father. Grant us each day the desire to do our best. To grow mentally and morally as well as physically. To be kind and helpful to our classmates and teachers. To be honest with ourselves as well as with others. Help us to be good sports and smile when we lose as well as when we win. Teach us the value… Read more
