The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party

Some progressive religious organizations and defenders of church-state separation:

The Interfaith Alliance "is a non-partisan, clergy-led organization dedicated to promoting the positive, healing role of faith in civic life and challenging intolerance and extremism."

Sojourners for Peace and Justice is an evangelical progressive Christian commentary on faith, politics, and culture.

The Evangelical Environmental Network, is a coalition of Christian groups promoting environmental protection.

A web site by a former Catholic Priest turned methodist minister, Christ as a Liberal demonstrates a religious/political alternative to the Religious Right.

Christian Alliance for Progress : A Movement to Reclaim Christianity and Transform Politics

Leaders of the Religious Left from Beliefnet

Also:

• Every Church a Peace Church:  A movement to reclaim nonviolence for all churches.  http://www.ecapc.org/
• Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America http://www.bpfna.org/
• Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty  http://www.bjcpa.org/
• Fellowship of Reconciliation http://www.forusa.org/
• Network of Spiritual Progressives http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/
• Interreligious Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons--just starting.
• Faithful America:  http://www.faithfulamerica.org