BilliardsBall
Veteran Member
It's interesting that monotheistic religions which preach left wing things like "loving thy neighbour" and the sanctity of life seem to find their home in right wing politics... could it be that life is only sacred until you don't agree with their choices.... surely not....
EDIT: This is an unfair generalisation, thanks for pointing that out. I now mean this only to apply to conservatism - of course it's possible to be a leftie religious person and I'm glad of it, we need more of that sort of thing.
I think you are close to discerning truth here, especially if you reverse the OP, it's more like "Why are the religious right-wing?"
I personally (and my fellow church members also) are working to be more balanced, I think it's important to pursue certain right wing and left wing causes alike. For example, I'm fine with gay marriage and gay rights, and work hard to subvert discrimination against gays, but I'm also foursquare against abortion with the exception of life of the mother.