we also need to sort out the ways that the religious right influences the leadership of the Democratic Party. We can ill afford to turn a blind eye to this. Far from being a distraction, it is central to what we are up to around here. We need to hold our pols accountable, and walk with them in the sunshine, rather than let them stray into the shadows.

Thing is, as I've noted in other comments, I'm as much concerned about everybody else in The Fellowship as I am Hillary's involvement in it. They aren't a church. They are using a religious structure to create a power base and influence government policy. Far more potential for dangerous impact than the Parsleys and Hagees; who are more out in the open and who have fewer powerful people in their direct networks.

This subject isn't a shiny distraction, IMHO. For me it ranks right up there with the old neo-con PNAC playbook for an issue that needs to be looked at before it's too late.