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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 [[meteorology|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 [[meteorology|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 ==

== Reason Rally 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 appear not to have been able to generate the crowd at the Reason Rally 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> KCCI8 News reported concerning the Restoring Honor Rally,  "A scientific estimate placed the crowd size around 87,000, while media reports varied dramatically from tens of thousands to 500,000."<ref>[http://www.kcci.com/national/on-this-day-august-28/16279278 KCCI8 News - On this day: August 28,  UPDATED 1:00 AM CDT Aug 28, 2014</ref>

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 appear not to have been able to generate the crowd at the Reason Rally 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> KCCI8 News reported concerning the Restoring Honor Rally,  "A scientific estimate placed the crowd size around 87,000, while media reports varied dramatically from tens of thousands to 500,000."<ref>[http://www.kcci.com/national/on-this-day-august-28/16279278 KCCI8 News - On this day: August 28,  UPDATED 1:00 AM CDT Aug 28, 2014</ref>