[Protagoras]

However, most libertarians disagree with conservatives in the areas of the moral underpinnings of law and whether local governments have a legitimate role in curbing vices and immoral behavior.

Right, a good thing.

Most libertarians I know are moral people who disagree with pointing a gun at someone to accomplish God's business.

[Wallace T.]

This is not a libertarian vs. conservative thread, of course, but the analogy that I was attempting to make was a comparison with the difference between Federal Theology/New Perspective on Paul (FT/NPP) and historical Reformed theology is that the former denies the key Reformation doctrine of sola gratia by stating that continued and lifelong obedience to the Law is necessary for salvation. In this manner, the FT/NPP group has fallen into the semi-Pelagian error that characterizes Arminian/Wesleyan and Roman Catholic theology. Most libertarians, even if personally moral, adhere to some variant of utilitarian political philosophy. Conservatism, OTOH, is rooted in the concept of a higher moral authority, usually Biblical moral teaching, as the underpinning of political philosophy. Many conservatives, of course, are neither Christian nor Jewish, and some are atheist or agnostic. However, the concept of "nature's God" and "inalienable rights" underlying conservatism derive their origins from Christian thinkers as far back as the Apostle Paul, as well as classical Greco-Roman thought.