In fact, this is the comprehension of most Christians on both the Left and the Right. The Religious Right is perceived as an expression of political conservatism. And fittingly so, for those Christians involved in the Religious Right largely rely on conservatism for their identity, ideas, and inspiration. To answer these questions we must begin by considering the nature of political conservatism. Conservatism is hard to define in a precise fashion.
Conservatism gives great respect to history and tradition.
The key concepts of conservatism are history, convention, custom, and tradition. The conservative puts his emphasis on society as opposed to the libertarian who stresses the individual. Burke maintained that a priori declarations regarding the rights of man were meaningless until given substantive applications within the historical context of a given society. Government, argued Burke, was a matter of practical wisdom stemming from the historical experiences of a given people. Hence, reform of political life could not be achieved simply by abstract declarations based on a priori argumentation.