I've wondered the same thing at times. The first time I brought up religion a few years ago I realized this place is bursting with jesus lovers.
I thought that was all just for show and no one ACTUALLY believed in that crap but apparently quite a few do.
I chalk it up to hard times. EF attracts a lot of people that have serious life issues. Sometimes they are family related (look at all the single moms, divorcees, etc), sometimes its with drugs (we've got tons of people hooked on just about everything), sometimes its money related, or people just down on their luck for whatever reason causing a clinical depression. Seems to me that these people are more prone to turn to religion.