It has nothing to do with being a Christian, conservatives can come in all stripes, I know many hindu Indian engineers who are WAY more socially and economically conservative than their Christian counterparts.
You’re missing my point, its not that the party needs to change its fundamental principles, but that it needs to broadcast the message that the party is not an all or nothing proposition. If you want to come to the party for the low tax message you should be able to, if you want to come to the party for the pro-life stance then you should be able to. We shouldn’t be excluding people because they don’t subscribe perfectly to what YOU choose to define is “conservative.”
Maybe not for you, but it absolutely has a lot to do with the Christian conservatives that some more high brow members of the party find embarrassing. That's been said often.
We shouldn’t be excluding people because they don’t subscribe perfectly to what YOU choose to define is “conservative.”
I haven't said anything like that, only that the party should appeal to all potential voters with the same basic message. That excludes no one.
And, still, no on has really described what "reaching out" means, unless it's just another word for pandering. Or, maybe it means delivering the same basic appeal to different people in different venues than in the past. But that's still just using the same appeal for all, as it should be.