Tired of the "religious right" claiming to be the only faithful ones out there?

Throughout this website I have posted articles -- even entire sections -- that take on the phoniness of the "religious right," George Bush's shallow "faith," and other empty shells of religious faith masquerading as true faith and spirituality.  As I read my comments about the "religious right" and their hypocrisy, and as I read my comments about the phony "faith" of George Bush, I am struck by my own negative attitude and by how my own attacks on the "religious right" mirror their attacks on the rest of us.  In fact, I am a Christian man and have a very spiritual side. 

I need to stop being so negative.  As a counter to the "religious right" it is important that we examine true religious faith and true spiritual depth.  Below are links to websites, books, and references that have given me comfort and spiritual succor.  Try these -- you'll find the real meaning of "faith" -- and it's not what the "religious right" would have you believe.

• Sojourners is an organization founded on the belief that we are all seeking a faith that guides our lives.  Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, maintains this website and publishes a superb magazine that covers faith, politics, and culture.  Jim is an evangelical -- he is also a leading figure at the crossroads of religion and politics in America.  Visit their website, subscribe to the magazine, Sojourner, and read Jim's book God's Politics:  Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It.
   
• All too often when someone from the "religious right" tells us that "It's scriptural" it turns out that what they claim is based on the Bible is not.  For an excellent study of what the Bible is and is not and what the Bible does and does not say, I recommend The Good Book:  Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind, by Peter J. Gomes, chaplain of Harvard University.
   
• More to come.  If you have a favorite book, website, or publication that has meant a lot to you  spiritually, please e-mail the details to me.  Thanks.