A new atheist blogging platform, known as OnlySky Media, propped up in early 2022 to serve as a community space for atheists.
I first got wind of OnlySky from Hemant Mehta after he mentioned he was leaving the blogging platform Patheos. An article was released soon after from Religion News Service that explained Patheos had asked its atheist bloggers to focus more on discussing life issues from an atheist perspective rather than focus on politics and targeting religion.
Many of the atheist bloggers were not keen on the new direction Patheos wanted to go in, so they decided to leave the platform and switch over to new platform OnlySky.
I could understand Patheos’ new direction. I was actually surprised Patheos kept Hemant Mehta on their platform as long as they did when he has developed one of the most hateful followings I know of in the atheist arena. His content and following did clash with the image of spirituality and tolerance that Patheos had developed.
While OnlySky’s website notes it is a space for all atheists, the published content suggests otherwise. Many published posts focus on mundane left-leaning topics that can be found from practically any other atheist organization or platform that has become a left wing haven, such as social justice, LGBT, abortion, criticizing Republicans, etc. It does not look like a welcoming space to atheists conservatives, or atheists who generally are over current social left trends.
Based on looking at its social media following, it does not look to have really taken off. Its most popular blogger is Hemant Mehta, while the others are less known.
I would reach out to OnlySky to see what kind of collaboration options they offer, but honestly, I have grown so weary of left wing atheists that I do not have the motivation to attempt to work with them. I have wasted hours of my time in the past to try to work with left leaning atheists to no avail.
Side note, I reached out to Patheos and inquired about being a secular blogger on their platform. They actually did respond to me with interest, but I could not commit to their schedule of submitting a blog.
If OnlySky, or their bloggers, ever reach out to me or any other conservative atheist, I will be surprised.
Lauren Ell
President and Founder
Atheists We Are
Photo source: OnlySky.Media