Leading voices of the religious left

Here's what I wrote in the comments at StreetProphets:

This is a great question, and I'm really interested to hear what others have to say. In some ways, the Internet has been a part of the general break down of civic groups (see "Bowling Alone"), but as us geeks know it has also presented an opportunity for more diverse voices to emerge and find their own (albeit smaller) communities.

I'm a huge fan of George Lakoff as well as Thich Nat Hanh and the Dalai Lama. More politically: Anthony Romero, Elizabeth Edwards, and Micah Sifry. Blogger-wise: how about Pam Spaulding and Zack Exley? (Molly Ivins, RIP.)

On the institutional side, there are dozens of awesome organizations listed over there in the right-hand sidebar of the StreetProphets front page that are all doing great work.

I'd like to see my org, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, listed there as well. In the past we worked with such leaders as Martin Luther King, probably the greatest religious left leader this country has ever had. We're an interfaith organization, and currently working to prevent war with Iran and stop US support of militarism in Central America, among other things.

For example, Richard Deats is a former director of FOR and in August he traveled to Burma to lead clandestine nonviolence trainings with activists there. The nation exploded on the day that he left. While no one person (other than Aung San Suu Kyi) was responsible for the democratic uprising, Dr. Deats is one of many of our members and leaders who have repeatedly put their lives on the line in service of a higher power: justice.