Let me first say that I do not believe that most, or even many, of today's believers in evolution hold to such a belief because they want to get jiggy.
However...to deny that a lot of people like (and promote) evolution because it eliminate's God's influence is naive at best. Take this example:
"Christianity has fought, still fights, and will fight science to the desperate end over evolution, because evolution destroys utterly and finally the very reason Jesus' earthly life was supposedly made necessary. Destroy Adam and Eve and the original sin, and in the rubble you will find the sorry remains of the son of god. Take away the meaning of his death. If Jesus was not the redeemer that died for our sins, and this is what evolution means, then Christianity is nothing."
G. Richard Bozarth, "The Meaning of Evolution", American Atheist, 20 Sept. 1979, p. 30
I submit it is not a case of Christians fighting science, but a case of non-christians fighting Christ.
I suppose there are people who think of Christianity as one team in some kind of cosmic football game -- best to be on the winning side, you know. Wouldn't want to be in the locker room if we lose.
But it is possible to to accept the message of Jesus in your heart, unconditionally, win or lose, because it is right.
The atheists distort theology the same way creationists distort science. They are both wrong.
Off topic, but--YOWZA!--I love your tagline there!
Cheers!