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| | * [[Classroom prayer]] | | * [[Classroom prayer]] |
| − | * Prohibition of [[abortion]] | + | * Prohibition of [[abortion]] (A fairly large middle finger to rape victims) |
| | * Traditional marriage, not same-sex marriage | | * Traditional marriage, not same-sex marriage |
| | + | -You know, because apparently our kind and loving God gets pissed when he sees two dudes who love each other. |
| | * Respect for differences between men and women, boys and girls | | * Respect for differences between men and women, boys and girls |
| | * Laws against pornography | | * Laws against pornography |
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| | * Enforcement of current laws regarding immigration | | * Enforcement of current laws regarding immigration |
| | * Respect for our military ... past and present | | * Respect for our military ... past and present |
| − | * Rejection of [[junk science]] such as [[evolutionism]] and [[global warming]] | + | * Rejection of [[sensical and widely-accepted science]] (Oh, there's no link for that?) such as [[evolutionism]] and [[global warming]] |
| | * Low taxes, especially for families | | * Low taxes, especially for families |
| | * Federalism (less power for the federal government and more for local and state governments) | | * Federalism (less power for the federal government and more for local and state governments) |
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| | Liberals are also far less likely than conservatives to strongly believe each of the following: | | Liberals are also far less likely than conservatives to strongly believe each of the following: |
| | *their religious faith is very important in their life (54% of liberals vs. 82% of conservatives); | | *their religious faith is very important in their life (54% of liberals vs. 82% of conservatives); |
| − | *a person cannot earn their way into Heaven by doing good deeds or being a good person (23% vs. 37%); | + | *a person cannot earn their way into Heaven by doing good deeds or being a good person (23% vs. 37%) (LOLWUT? Doing good things isn't enough to get into Heaven? What, do you have to donate money or something?); |
| | *their faith is becoming an increasingly important moral guide in their life (38% vs. 70%); | | *their faith is becoming an increasingly important moral guide in their life (38% vs. 70%); |
| | *the church they currently attend is very important in helping them find direction and fulfillment in life (37% vs. 62%); | | *the church they currently attend is very important in helping them find direction and fulfillment in life (37% vs. 62%); |
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| | *conservatives were twice as likely as liberals to be categorized as born again, based on their theological views about salvation (63% vs. 32%) | | *conservatives were twice as likely as liberals to be categorized as born again, based on their theological views about salvation (63% vs. 32%) |
| | *21% of conservatives were associated with the Catholic church, compared to 30% among the liberals. | | *21% of conservatives were associated with the Catholic church, compared to 30% among the liberals. |
| − | | + | (Where did all the references go? You need to be able to confirm information, or else it's called "pulling statistics out of your ass". |
| | == Conservative news organizations == | | == Conservative news organizations == |
| | Some of the more notable news organizations which tend to be more conservative are [[WorldNetDaily]] and [[NewsMax]]. [[Fox News]], though often called conservative, tends to be more [[neoconservative]] than [[conservative]]. | | Some of the more notable news organizations which tend to be more conservative are [[WorldNetDaily]] and [[NewsMax]]. [[Fox News]], though often called conservative, tends to be more [[neoconservative]] than [[conservative]]. |