Classic: From Atheist to Catholic with Leah Libresco and Hemant Mehta

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this Classic Replay of Unbelievable? Podcast, we delve into the fascinating journey of Leah Libresco, once a prominent atheist blogger who made headlines by converting to Catholicism. Her story gained attention across both religious and secular spheres, including a feature on CNN. Leah sits down with Hemant Mehta, widely known as the Friendly Atheist, for a topical discussion about the moral arguments that played a pivotal role in her conversion journey. Hemant quizzes Leah on her decision to embrace Catholicism, providing listeners with an insightful exchange that explores the intricacies of faith, reason, and personal conviction. Listeners also get the chance to participate as Leah and Hemant field questions, offering deeper insights into Leah's faith journey and the broader dynamics of faith and atheism. For Leah Libresco visit: leahlibresco.com For Hemant Mehta visit: friendlyatheist.com This episode originally aired on: 23 June 2014 • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/coures • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0	My dad died when I was nine years old and it broke something in me.
0:05.0	I spent lots of times homeless, causing even bigger rifts in the family.
0:10.0	I was out of control.
0:12.0	Green Pastures is a Christian charity providing homes and support for people facing homelessness across the UK.
0:20.0	As soon as I walked in that place,
0:21.6	I knew there was something different about it.
0:23.6	Through Green Pastures,
0:25.6	Andy found a home,
0:26.6	freedom from addiction,
0:28.6	and a new beginning in faith.
0:30.6	It's the best thing I've ever done.
0:31.6	It released me from that 23 years of addiction.
0:35.6	And now I'm senior support worker here at Green Pastures Derby. Find out more at greenp week we're delving back into the archives. Let's jump in on
1:11.8	today's discussion. Well, it's my great pleasure to welcome onto today's show, Leah Lebrisco
1:19.2	and Hemant Meta. Leah is the 80s blogger who converted to Catholicism recently. She ran
1:25.4	the blog unequally yoked until June this year when she announced that she was
1:28.8	converting to Catholicism. Well, she's still blogging, but this time as a Catholic. Why? Well,
1:34.5	she says because of the force of the moral argument for the existence of God. And her announcement
1:39.5	caused a lot of chatter on the atheist and Christian blog fear. Well, she's here to talk to us about
1:44.6	that whole experience and joining us also for this conversation, still an atheist blogger,
1:50.2	Hemant Meta, also known as the friendly atheist with a blog of the same name. Hemmint once spent
1:55.8	a year attending churches after selling his soul to Christians on eBay. It didn't persuade him to change his mind,
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