Conservativism is about the individual over the system, the individual reach out and achieve his best based on his own work not waiting for big brother let him. If that individual believes in God or not has no bearing in Conservative values. I know many, very Conservative atheists and I’m glad to have them on our side.
Charles Krauthammer is an athiest, and is a pro-life conservative. Even if there was an outside chance of embryonic stem cells curing his paralysis, he would still tun it down since it involves taking another life. Pretty much the same view as Dr Francis Schaeffer.
Perfectly put. Thanks.
Conservative values are based on inalienable rights, most notably life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. What makes those rights "inalienable"? It's because they're given by our Creator or God; rights given by man can be taken back by man and and are therefore not inalienable. Atheists deny the existence of God and in turn the existence of God-given or inalienable rights. Imagine Stephen Hawking claiming to be physicist but saying he doesn't believe in the laws of physics. It would be laughable.
I agree that whether an individual believes in God does not change Conservative values, but it has a direct bearing on whether he or she is a true Conservative or just CINO. Peace, A