"I just want the religiously committed to strive for peace and humanity and fair play and freedom of worship, and take a moral stance."

There's nothing wrong with that but tell me. As long as religious leaders stay within those parameters, doesn't that give political leaders freedom from conscience?
Add to that, the knowledge that no religious leader would impart his/her political views to the congregation/voters.
Who is going to stand up if even our religious leaders won't?