BARTHOLOMEW writes in this entry:

[T]o say that atheists cannot be conservatives is not to say that atheists cannot ally with conservatives. They can, and I hope they do. It only means that since what animates conservatives–the desire to defend the revealed order of God–cannot animate atheists, the animating core of conservatism and atheism must differ, i.e. they are not the same.

Of course, God wants atheists to become Christians and to stand fully on the side of truth. Hey, God wants everyone in the world to become Christians and to stand fully on the side of truth. But somehow, in a way I confess I do not understand, God has allowed His will to be separated from the reality of the universe. Things exist that are apart from His will. And we all feel the pain and suffering that results.

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