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According to CNN, the Reason Rally experienced rain due to thunderstorms moving through the area at the time of the event.<ref>[http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/24/atheist-rally-continues-in-spite-of-rain-students-highlighted-throughout/ Atheist rally continues in spite of rain; students highlighted throughout] by By Dan Merica, CNN</ref> Despite the wide availability of weather forecasts provided by meteorological scientists, pictures from the event show that a large percentage of the crowd was rain soaked due to not having umbrellas for the event.<ref>[http://www.digitaljournal.com/image/109842 Rain soaked crowd at the Reason Rally], Digital Journal, photographer: Sean Fraser, date: 3/24/2012</ref><ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/reason-rally-30k-godless-undeterred-by-rain Reason Rally: 30k godless undeterred by rain], ''Examiner'', March 25, 2012</ref>
According to CNN, the Reason Rally experienced rain due to thunderstorms moving through the area at the time of the event.<ref>[http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/24/atheist-rally-continues-in-spite-of-rain-students-highlighted-throughout/ Atheist rally continues in spite of rain; students highlighted throughout] by By Dan Merica, CNN</ref> Despite the wide availability of weather forecasts provided by meteorological scientists, pictures from the event show that a large percentage of the crowd was rain soaked due to not having umbrellas for the event.<ref>[http://www.digitaljournal.com/image/109842 Rain soaked crowd at the Reason Rally], Digital Journal, photographer: Sean Fraser, date: 3/24/2012</ref><ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/reason-rally-30k-godless-undeterred-by-rain Reason Rally: 30k godless undeterred by rain], ''Examiner'', March 25, 2012</ref>
== Crowd size ==
Although the rally was billed as "the largest gathering of the secular movement in world history" and many [[American atheism|American atheists]] claiming that they are an oppressed minority (See [[Atheist whining]]), atheists/agnostics were not able to generate the crowd that [[Glenn Beck]] was able to gather for his [[Restoring Honor Rally]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/03/24/reason-rally-is-coming-out-party-for-secular-movement.html]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==