Although Conservatism is a wonderful political philosophy, it is better to have men and women become disciples of Christ as He is. In a truly Christian society, the best of conservatism will be retained.
in my book Conservatism means conserving the best, the proven, that worth saving because it works well. So you might even say that Conservatism is not a political concept, but a concept that provides for freedom, the opportunity to flourish in peace! Under our Constitution and Bill of Rights America is unquestionably the most generous country because most of us value the Ten Commandments. Ayn Rand had nothing to do with Conservatism. And of course, the great commission is to give the gospel to all. It is up to the individual to choose. Then prayer becomes our duty to Christ.
Have you ever read “The Light and the Glory”, by Peter Marshall and David Emanuel? It is an amazing history of America from l492 forward which every American should read.
Beautifully written and extremely well documented there should be a space for it on every book shelf. You can order it from Borders.
Our country adopted a Constitution, and our early laws are based on the values written in the Holy Bible. Unfortunately, it requires a Godly people to keep it in effect, and as time has passed moore and more people have sadly become less Godly. So I maintain that Conservatism itself is based upon God’s laws.
Honestly, if you look at the numbers, and draw a line down the middle, if such a line can be drawn, there are more Christians on the side of the Democrats and Socialists in the U.S. than Christians on the side of Conservatism.
So if you have to render a verdict on what Christianity leads people to, it would seem that Christianity, based on the real numbers, leads people not to Conservatism, but to its opposite, socialism. Unfortunately. I wish it weren’t so, but it is.