2. A year ago people lied about their religious beliefs, while this year they are emboldened to speak thier minds OR:
3. Folks who felt free to tell the truth last year are lying this year to conceal their religious beliefs.
OR:
4. A year of immersion in the relentless 24/7 “gay marriage” propaganda (quite possibly culminating in the eradication of DOMA) has swept away a large number of shallowly rooted believers who have rejected their superficial faith under the incessant barrage of Christian bashing.