I like Eye and Heph both...
They're both crazy and believe in some wacky stuff IMO, (lol) but they're good people open to some debate.
As an atheist, I don't really understand what it's like to have my faith attacked and dismantled by other people. So, I can kind of understand why they're defensive... it probably doesn't help with people constantly calling them names either, and accusing them of being unintelligent.
I don't think either Eye, nor Heph want to change social policy based on their religious beliefs and so if they want to practice whatever it is they practice, then fine. I want to see religious influence taken out of government, not religious influence vanquished like some sort of atheist totalitarian hammer.
We have to remember as much as we may disagree with people's beliefs, we must uphold their right to have them. That's what a secular government is all about.
Edit: If Christians want to protest things like abortion, that's awesome! They should exercise their right to protest things they don't agree with; but, if one of those Christians decides to run for office in any capacity, those views must take a back burner to what's best for a secular nation, and too often they don't.