Hemant Mehta

Hemant Mehta is an American atheist activist, blogger, and author. He's known for selling his soul on eBay, eating babies,Mmmm, tasty babies... (A running joke, based on the claim that atheists are prone to over-the-top villainy, such as eating babies.) and not being an asshole to believers. Mehta was a math teacher but is now a full-time atheist activist. If you are looking for a popular atheist YouTuber, his channels "The Atheist Voice"The Atheist Voice on YouTube and "Friendly Atheist"Friendly Atheist on YouTube may be far better alternatives to that other guy.
 
==The Friendly Atheist==
Hemant Mehta's blog, Friendly Atheist, is currently hosted on Patheos. Mehta features issues like separation of church and state,Senator Orrin Hatch: The Wall of Separation Between Church and State Must Come Down Colorado School Says No to Personalized Messages on Nameplates After Donor Requests Bible Verses Catholic “Militant” Says Church/State Separation is a Bad Idea gay rights,Christians Protest Tennessee High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance Group, Comparing It to ISIS This Valentine’s Day Ad Will Drive Christian Conservatives Crazy the use of religion to explain the origin of the universe,What Caused the Big Bang? the non-existence of the soul,It’s Time to Abandon the Irrational Concept of a Soul Santa Claus,Here’s How My 5-Year-Old Daughter Discovered the Truth About Santa This Kid Stumped Santa with a Question About Immortality and the many problems Christianity has.40 Problems with Christianity
While the Friendly Atheist is primarily Mehta's blog, he has a number of co-bloggers, and he also accepts submissions.
==Women's issues==
Mehta took up the case of a pastor's wife who was treated unsympathetically by a group of Christians after she filed for separation from her husband citing physical, spiritual and emotional abuse.After Detained Pastor’s Release from Iran, His Wife is Under Fire for Alleging Domestic Violence Mehta also criticised Christians who oppose abortion rights,Christian Pastor: A Woman Doesn’t Have a “Right Over Her Own Body” Because God Owns It described how anti-abortion activists who tried to undermine Planned Parenthood broke the law,Christian Leader: Anti-Abortion Activists Should Be Cleared of Crimes as Prosecution is Persecution and has opposed proposed Illinois legislation that would deny financial support for mothers of children who cannot name the father in a birth certificate.Proposed Illinois Law Would Deny Support from Mothers Who Don’t List Father on Birth Certificate
Mehta acknowledges that many Christians recognize the sexism inherent in biblical stories about God.As Long As We All Agree About That Aspect of God
==Books==
Mehta has written several books. He gained a degree of prominence following the events described in I Sold My Soul on eBay (2007, ISBN 978-1400073474). 
The Young Atheist's Survival Guide: Helping Secular Students Thrive (2012, ISBN 978-1939221070) is intended to help students cope with the social consequences of coming out as atheists and stand up to teachers and administrators trying to inject religion in public schools.
==External links==
*The Friendly Atheist.
*Mehta's OnlySky where he posts nowadays
==References==
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