Fine, there is also an inverse correlation between US poverty level by state (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_poverty_rate) and the general religiousness of a state (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_the_United_States).
Your assertion simply flies in the face of the data. The exact opposite of what you claim is suggested by actual data, If you have any data beyond what you decided was probably the case by all means share it.
Lastly I didn't conflate the two. Religious organizations are front in center fighting against marriage equality, abortion rights, income inequality and any number of other issues. They're also front in center in fighting for them. This is because ultimately the organizations are reflection of their constituents belief systems and they gravitate to ones that fit their world view.