[Faceman]

While your statement holds true on many points Yorick, sadly the pseudo-Christian right is not only an American (or US) phenomenon but can be observed in most western countries and among some politicians in non-first-world countries too.
Personally I think (as I emphasized at the end of my statement before) that it mainly is a phenomenon of the political cast and extended to some "fundamentalist" groups (with fundamentalist in the incorrect but commonly used meaning) which adhere to a policy contradicting their faith but believe that it is required by their faith (paradox again). These two make up the perception of a "Religious Right".
This is publicly emphasized because true Christianity also teaches modesty and so you won't see nuns or monks or missionaries doing incredibly "left" work on TV that often. You only meet these people if you come to them (may it be to seek guidance or to assist in their service to the community).