In essence, it is a way of life by self governance. Living by the conviction of fundamental principles “protected by our Bill of Rights”. Also living by and upholding the freedoms provided by our Constitution. "For one thing, it’s not about religion.”
Despite whether or not you’re religious, to say this is to ignore the reason our forefathers left Great Britain, or to dismiss the Mayflower Compact, or the words penned in our very own Constitution. This is not to say that to be non-religious and a conservative is a contradiction.
We can win all arguments with the opposition without introducing views of God into the debate, which gives the libs an out to label conservatives as religious wackos. Conservatives can be as religious as they like; but when debating such issues as abortion, we can win the argument without bringing religion into the mix, which makes many who might be on our side dismiss us.