Religion is absolutely necessary - to inform personal morality.
A religious government without limits is like the Taliban.
What made the USA unique was that it imposed those limits upon government.
That is the essence of American conservatism - a government of limited and enumerated powers. A moral and religious people is an essential feature of this, but it is not what our government is based upon or what made it unique.
So why did you get your ass on your shoulders at me saying Conservatism apart from social conservatism is nothing but greed and avarice?
You just stated my original claim! What are you basing the limitations of government on?
And don't insult my intelligence by pushing a throw pillow or two around and moving a picture to call it "better."