I personally think hippies make the best Christians. The Jesus Movement saw an influx of these types into the church who were zealous in their love for God and the lost and the traditionalist church mocked them to scorn, rejected them and quenched what was the possibly the beginning of a third great awakening for this nation. America hadn't seen a genuine move of God for probably 70 - 80 years before that and hasn't seen one since. Our nation is paying the price for that now.
And remember ModernMan, the moral decline and cultural rot that conservatism seeks to slowly and painstakingly pull our country back from, God could change in a single day.
The praying church has more power than any political party or ideology.
Maybe one of the reasons I was so passionate in my opinions today is because I am grounded in a simple life. I don't live in a city, I don't adorn myself with nice clothes, I don't need excessive material things in order to feel happy, and I tend my own garden...both literally, and metaphorically speaking. I also believe this world would be better off if people quit judging others and spent more time tending their own "gardens". And so it goes....