Many of us involved in the scientific community who have no religious faith have been coming out of the closet to take on those religious elements now embedded in politics and government. The battle between faith and science has been raging for years in the U.S., and more so lately in Canada as the evangelical Christian based Harper Conservatives consolidate their hold on government. Not everyone understands why many of us are so relentless in our attacks on religion so I will attempt to explain why.