Another example of what you get when “religious leaders” stray from the calling and get involved in unrelated areas - support for the Godless side of the aisle that they can subjugate the believers. One of the main reasons I decided to eschew religion and to go non-denominational and stick with Biblical teachings undiluted by those who lounge in a life of ease in their religious “callings”.
The Creation of the Religious Left
When people reflect on the Christian church they generally picture a fellowship of believers whose focus is on *spiritual growth*, *spreading the faith*, and *good works*. These were the churchs primary goals until the last few decades. There is a wide gulf, however, between yesterdays goals and todays agenda. The American mainline churches the most prominent of which are the United Methodists, the United Church of Christ, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Episcopalians, the American Baptists, many Catholic leaders and orders, and the Lutheran Church in America - have realigned their priorities in a frighteningly *political* direction.
A growing percentage of Christian leadership has abandoned its role as *spiritual shepherd* because it no longer considers humanitys *spiritual welfare* its greatest concern. A great many bishops have rejected *winning souls* in favor of *influencing political issues*. Church bureaucracy now neglects traditional mission in favor of *lobbying for political causes*. In fact, certain sectors of the church now make it their primary business to manufacture, widely distribute, and finance a radical agenda by which they hope *to save the world*. In doing so, they have created the *Religious Left*.
http://cmpage.org/betrayal/chapt1.html