that religious fundamentalists admit their belief is based on faith.   Atheists are not intellectually honest enough to admit this.
Eh?
My atheism is based purely on my own observations. No faith involved, merely the observation that there apears to be absolutely no need for a 'creator' and certainly no evidence of one. For me the notion of 'god' seems utterly illogical - particularly the sort of god suggested by the Christian faith - and it it would seem to be self-evident that all notions of 'god' are man-made.
I have to say that the statistics for religious belief in the USA do astonish me, particularly those to do with the literal interpretation of the Bible, creationism and the like. As has been said, it must make things very awkward for anyone of any intelligence who wants to run for public office - at least in the UK we have political figures like Nick Clegg, David Miliband and George Osborne who aren't afraid to say that they don't believe in god.