The Top Ten Power Brokers of the Religious Right

By Rob Boston, Church & State Magazine
Posted on November 10, 2008, Printed on November 10, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/103359/

For the past two years, numerous media pundits have been all abuzz over the so-called "death" of the Religious Right. There is one problem, however: Someone forgot to tell the Religious Right.

A recent Americans United study of the finances and influence of the Religious Right shows a movement that is very much alive and kicking. Indeed, our research shows that the nation's leading Religious Right organizations took in more than half a billion dollars over a recent 12-month period. Several of the organizations reported dramatic increases in their budgets; only a few showed a drop.