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Paul Harvey, the noted Christian newscaster, tells of a Civil War soldier who decided to play it safe. He put on a gray Confederate coat and blue Union trousers. Then he stepped out in the battle line.

What happened? You guessed it. He got shot at from both directions.

Compromise never pays.

To win a battle any army must know what side it is on and against whom it is fighting.

Note that being saved is not the only impetus for conservatism. My own conservatism is secular, based upon the belief that man is horribly flawed and that the smaller government is, the less likely it will amplify those flaws. Religion requires self government, which is the best of all kinds of government, and why I would rather live among American Christians than any incarnation of liberalism. Devout Christians make the best of all people, provided that they are secure with their religion. If not, they often try to force it on others as if by doing so they convince themselves they've a better chance of being saved. As the article mentioned, if one has any doubts, he isn't.

But also note that when religion becomes government, as in Europe's dark ages or in present day Middle East, it becomes, inevitably, no better than just another amplifier of man's evil. Originally, the US constitution recognized this and created the best government ever known to man. It recognized and supported religion, but didn't rule by it. That has been completely misinterpreted by liberals, who hate religion and the constitution.