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.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan posted a first look at his upcoming eponymous show on his website — it received 500,000 views in the first 48 hours — and it’s just fantastic. In the episode, Gaffigan, a practicing Catholic who still pokes fun at religion in his act, has to bring home a Bible for his wife. When a picture of him holding that Bible goes viral, everyone begins treating him differently. Some people think he’s too embarrassed to be seen in public with it while others quickly assume he hates gay people. At one point, even atheists come together to denounce him: Read more
In early 2013, David Quevedo became angry after his San Francisco 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. He soon got in a fight involving Omar Silva, who lived in the area, and the altercation turned deadly hours later when Quevedo shot Silva multiple times. Silva didn’t make it. His final words were “Jehovah, Jehovah, I’m dying, I’m dying.” Now, the question of whether Quevedo will be convicted of first-degree murder — and face life in prison — hinges on whether Silva could have survived had he just accepted a blood transfusion, something forbidden by his faith. Read more
Last month, Yvette d’Entremont received a lot of attention for her lengthy takedown of Vani Hari, the “Food Babe.” In short, Hari has a history of promoting nonsense, her followers fall for it, and she pretends to be persecuted anytime a critic calls her out on her bullshit. In a speech for the Los Angeles branch of the Center For Inquiry — which was coincidentally planned before her article went viral — d’Entremont spoke about “BS Detection and the Fall of the Food Babe”: Read more