Title: Traditional Conservative Beliefs – RedState
Headings: Traditional Conservative Beliefs
Traditional Conservative Beliefs
Content: Traditionals see neo-conservatives as pro-defense liberals or progressives who have shifted what is thought of as conservatism to the Left. Traditionals also share beliefs with Libertarians. But we believe in what the late Russell Kirk called a “transcendent moral order,” while Kirk says libertarians see “no transcendent sanctions for conduct.” Libertarians also see the individual as the primary focus of all political activity. While traditional conservatives agree with the need to protect individual rights and freedoms, we also know man is a social creature whose nature derives true fulfillment from faith, family, kin and neighbors. For the vast majority of traditionals, faith holds the dominant place in our private lives. And we believe faith can be expressed freely in the public arena without “imposing” it on others. But we reject the idea that any government – or group of activists – can tell us what we can or cannot believe, force any faith upon us or require us to abandon our beliefs in the name of “political correctness.” Traditionals believe our Creator has given us “unalienable rights” which no earthly person or organization can limit or take from us, an idea stated clearly in our Constitution. We believe – as did America‘s Founders – that the content of our individual and social characters is more important than the accumulation of money, possessions or political power.