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He also edited the book Queer Disbelief.

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I had the opportunity to ask Mehta about his experiences covering politics and religion and what conference attendees will learn from his presentation. Meredith Thompson: Did you grow up in a particular religious tradition? What was the experience like and when did you start identifying as nonreligious? Hemant Mehta: I grew up in the Jain faith, which is centered around non-violence.

While I still agree with many of its philosophical principles, the beliefs in karma and other supernatural ideas stopped making sense to me once I was a teenager and it was a quick slide into atheism for me after that. Thompson: You actively write articles on religion and politics for your blog, Friendly Atheist. I always enjoy covering progressive Christians who really push back against conservative Christians who steer their faith in a harmful direction.

Thompson: Do you think public opinion is becoming more receptive to the nonreligious? How does it correlate with religious presence in politics? Mehta: Absolutely.