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Additionally, conservative/liberal are pretty broad terms which I think are greatly overused in the U.S. political landscape. In New Zealand for instance, the leader of our centre-right party is a self-identified agnostic/atheist, and one of our most left-wing parties is led by a staunch Catholic. If anything, I'd say political ideology tends to influence religious character, rather than the other way around. [[User:Underscoreb|Underscoreb]] 22:24, 11 November 2007 (EST)

Additionally, conservative/liberal are pretty broad terms which I think are greatly overused in the U.S. political landscape. In New Zealand for instance, the leader of our centre-right party is a self-identified agnostic/atheist, and one of our most left-wing parties is led by a staunch Catholic. If anything, I'd say political ideology tends to influence religious character, rather than the other way around. [[User:Underscoreb|Underscoreb]] 22:24, 11 November 2007 (EST)

:::Underscoreb, I think it depends on how you define conservative in the New Zealand setting.  Jim Anderton may be economically left wing, but on social matters he is a conservative.  Therein lies the difference in my opinion.  I think it is hard to be a social conservative and an atheist.  Various economic policies can come from all over the religious spectrum.[[User:DamianJohn]]

:::Underscoreb, I think it depends on how you define conservative in the New Zealand setting.  Jim Anderton may be economically left wing, but on social matters he is a conservative.  Therein lies the difference in my opinion.  I think it is hard to be a social conservative and an atheist.  Various economic policies can come from all over the religious spectrum.[[User:DamianJohn]]