I've said it before but the more religious numbers decline, the more extreme and zealous the remaining numbers will be. But let's also not ignore the fact that the newspaper calls itself, "Crossroads of the Conservative Community," so I think they're just trying to play the part of the persecuted Christian.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell