Religious Influences over politcal parties

Below are several c-span videos that discuss how religion place a part as well as influences political parties. Whether you believe in separation of church and state or whether you believe that our country was formed with religious doctrines, you can be sure religion plays a roll in our politics.

Here a caller mis-interprets the separation of church and state doctrine and clearly does not know about the 1st amendments limits.
"wall of separation between church and state," as written in Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists Association in 1802

Here is a discussion of a grass roots organization for women conservatives that endorse religious involvement.