'''Thomas James Kirk III''' (born February 20, 1985), better known as '''T.J. Kirk''' or his [[YouTube]] screen name '''TheAmazingAtheist''', is an [[Internet personality]] and author. Kirk makes videos about [[religion]], [[politics]], and daily living. He is a host of the podcast ''The Drunken Peasants''.

==Early life==

Kirk was born in [[Pasadena, California]], but was raised in [[Washington state]] and the [[New Orleans]] area of [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/amazingatheist/status/796475802967621632|title="I have lived there. I was born there, in fact. But I don't need to live there to simply go look at the numbers."|publisher=[[Twitter]]|author=Kirk, T.J.|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> His father was [[Thomas James Kirk]], who operated several fraudulent higher education organizations and served five years in U.S. federal prison.

==Career==

Kirk makes YouTube videos about religion, particularly focusing on [[Christianity]], and political issues, such as gun control, marijuana laws, and presidential elections. On February 7, 2013, Kirk appeared on [[CNN]] to discuss atheism.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Amazing Atheist on CNN|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHkcKvR957Y|publisher=[[YouTube]]|work=[[CNN]]|date=February 7, 2013|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}</ref> He currently hosts the podcast ''The Drunken Peasants'', and starred in the 2009 comedy series ''Trailer Failure'' .

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