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# Answering for Conservatism as a Christian
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/answering-conservatism-christian/
- Published: 2012-02-10T11:54:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T20:53:25.000Z
- Description: Answering for Conservatism as a Christian
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Uncategorized

I'm [loitering over at Rachel Held Evans' site](http://rachelheldevans.com/ask-a-christian-conservative-questions?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) these days as questions roll in about my opinions on matters faith and politics. She was kind enough to let me interact with her readers on how I manage the delicate art of being a Christian and a political conservative.

This as part of the follow up--or clean-up, depending on how you think it went down--to the piece that dropped at Relevant earlier this week.

At any rate, don't read "answering for" there in that title too rigorously. I'm not in the box, giving a defense. My goal is simply to provide take on things, to call them as the intellectual eye sees 'em.

My hope and goal in all of this is simply that which I had when we set out on Mere-O: to test out the waters and see whether a conservative, Chestertonian and Lewis style of engagement could be repackaged and to have a lot of good conversations with folks smarter than I along the way.

So go on over, like one of the questions, [and then come on back next week for my attempt at an answer. ](http://rachelheldevans.com/ask-a-christian-conservative-questions?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)