(February 7, 2016 at 5:48 pm)loganonekenobi Wrote: The atheist is only 2% of the population(in America) whereas the christain movement on turning this nation into a theocracy is about 27%.
Not affiliated with any religion 23,8 percent, according to Pew research. I realize that atheists are only a small portion of that, but at least nearly a quarter of the population isn't into the theocracy game in any case. I'm pretty sure, religious moderates don't find it appealing either.
You also have to realize that these republican candidates have to appeal to religion. The religious right is a slam dunk for them, since these voters will hardly vote for any centrist or left of centrist, mainly appealing to secular issues.