By ROBERT BOSTON, CounterPunch.org, 7/12/06
The United States is home to dozens
of Religious Right groups. Many have small budgets and focus
on state and local issues; the most powerful organizations conduct
nationwide operations, command multi-million-dollar bank accounts
and attract millions of followers. They have disproportionate
clout in the halls of Congress, the White House and the courts,
and they wield enormous influence within the political system. [read more]