This is a quote from a speaker at what has been called the largest rally of US Atheists ever, which occurred in the nation’s capital over the weekend.  The “Reason Rally” drew 10,000 people.  Three times the number of their last effort dubbed the “Godless March” gathered in the rain of Washington, DC to shake their collective fists at their Maker.  The crowd, mostly made up of younger adults under the age of 30, also heard a lot of heated rhetoric and attacks against the “religious right.” While decrying the evil of the influence of people of faith in politics, these atheists were hardly reserved about flexing their own influence in politics, which they apparently see as perfectly proper or superior to other American’s involvement.   (Incidentally, everyone has a religious worldview they promote, whether their god is the Lord or themselves. It is just that not everyone realizes it.)

It is probably good that most of the speakers were not aware of a new study of Republican primary voters.  Evangelical Christians account for just over half of the primary voter turnout this year.  The study finds that 4.29 million evangelical Christian voters have cast ballots so far  (50.53%). This is the highest rate ever recorded and a significant increase over the 44% evangelical voting rate in 2008.   Turnout among evangelicals is up across the board, not simply in the south.

This increase in voter turnout should not’t really be a surprise. After three years of relentless attacks by this administration on issues of life, marriage, faith and family, more and more Christian voters are clearly saying enough is enough.  (To understand this, take a look at the article on the AFA web site making the case that Barack Obama is the most “anti-biblical” President in US history.)  Still, I am sure this demographic voting data is a surprise to much of the GOP establishment, which seems to dogmatically believe that all that really matters in the life of voters are their wallets.

Rick Santorum has won the highest percent of those votes at a third.  Yet, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are taking a significant chunk of those votes too at 29.74% and 29.65 % respectively.  Ironically, Santorum would get an even larger boost, and perhaps even the nomination, by doing something he has not yet done: win the votes of his fellow Catholics.  Polling finds that GOP voters often mistake Santorum for an evangelical.  According to a recent Pew Forum survey, only 42% of Catholics know that the former Senator is himself Catholic.