P. Andrew Torrez

P. Andrew Torrez is a co-host of the Opening Arguments podcast which is a podcast dealing with legal matters. He is also a former board member of the American Atheists organization.

2023 resignation of American Atheists board members, P. Andrew Torrez and Mandissa Thomas, who were dogged by misconduct allegations

See also: Atheism and leadership and Atheist leaders and immoral relationships and Atheist scandals

On February 1, 2023 the Religious News Service reported in an article entitled American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations:

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Two board members of American Atheists, one of the nation’s best-known atheist advocacy organizations, resigned in the past month after ethical concerns were raised about their actions at conferences for nonbelievers. Mandisa Thomas, president of Black Nonbelievers Inc., gave up her seat on the board of American Atheists on on Jan. 11, weeks after she was accused of violating Black Nonbelievers’ code of conduct during the group’s annual SeaCon cruise and conference held Thanksgiving weekend. After the allegations became public, Thomas told Religion News Service that she had mishandled a “personal situation” during the conference and had apologized. The ethics committee of the American Atheists board said in December it was aware of the matter but the organization made no mention of an ethics inquiry when Thomas resigned from the board.... Days later, P. Andrew Torrez, an attorney and co-host of the popular Opening Arguments podcast, sent an email to his fellow American Atheists board members announcing that he too was stepping down from the board... At the time he resigned, Torrez had not been made aware that an ethics complaint had been filed with the board by an activist working with several women who accused him of sexual harassment, he told RNS. The women say Torrez sent them text messages, which they have shared with RNS, that they say made them uncomfortable. The messages, which date from 2017 to 2022, appear to show Torrez, who is married, commenting on the appearance of several fans of the show, then apologizing when the fans push back against him, saying they are not interested.

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P. Andrew Torrez, American Atheists and overweight/obese prominent members

See also: American Atheists and obesity and Atheism and obesity

The American Atheists organization has had a significant amount of its prominent members being overweight/obese (See American Atheists and obesity).

Pictures of an overweight P. Andrew Torrez can be found HERE and HERE.

On April 22, 2022, P. Andrew Torrez Tweeted: "No day can be all bad when it begins with an Apple fritter that’s bigger than your head."

See also

• Atheist organizations and scandals
• Atheist scandals