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Actually I'd like to know the answer to that one myself. There are plenty of fine Christian beliefs of the liberals too, like helping the poor and needy, ending war (thus pro life in one way). There are non Christian or other religious attributes to both parties so I don't know why people associate conservative with religious. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Because most conservatives are religious. Conservatives tend to want to keep to "old time values" (think about the word). I guess religion is one of those old time values. In all actuality though, the Republican party since the Nixon era has just gotten really good at "electioneering," and a big part of that is trying to win the sizeable conservative Christian vote in this country.

In the past several years Republicans have closely associated with the Faith-based organizations in America and most of them are conservatives. Republicans have also catered to the evangelicals for votes mind you. So it would be likely that a foreigner would think that. By the way all conservatives are not religious. Some are scam artists, adulterers and liars. Some have been caught in their horrendous deeds.

Lol, that's a good question, considering the fact that so many people of so many religions today actually lean more towards being liberals.

Maybe it's because the idea is that conservatives hold strong beliefs in something, causing them to stand on issues, as many "religious" people do because that's what their faith tells them they should do. While liberals tend to waver like tall grass in the wind, as ones who don't really believe in anything.

Christians are conservative

Republicans are conservative

Statistically you're most likely to be both if you're one of the above.

It's not true of everyone of course, but if I was offered a Republican and Democrat and said guess which is the atheist and which is the baptist... I'd say its a pretty sure bet most of the time.

Probably because more times then not conservatives support the social issues that Christians agree with. Serious Christians anyways.

Because the religious right dictates what the Republican party does.

Because of the marriage between the Republican party and the religious fundamentalists.

I wondered why also. They are for giving tax breaks to the rich and well con nected. They are formentors of war and blow up some small country to keep the arms trade in business.

This makes them holy?

Well today's world religion is very rich organizations. They give them tax free status and in return they make them sound respectable.

So they can put people in prison and torture them and because they are religious it is okay. Send young men to die in foreign countries to help them buy oil interests this makes them very religious.

well your first problem was you were in DC, the liberal lair.

Conservatives are called religious because the principles of the republican party. Pro-life, against gay marriage, against legalizing illicit drugs, etc.