"A useful metaphor" ...
Yes, useful for displaying utter ignorance. Occupational roles are far from genetically or developmentally determined.

The article you seem to rely on is not worth quoting. The Writer(s) make statements and then argue for or against the statement as if it was undisputed fact. Merely because one makes a statement does not mean the statement is a fact.

Conclusion: The writer(s) are enthused with themselves, however that feeling is not warranted.

Are you inadvertently spruiking christian democrats?

There will always be terms for which one seeks to distance themselves from others.

. . . . hmmmm "dlc" "dcccd" ? -- because it's in the 'cloud', because it calls itself a "college", then I guess it must have reliable/credible info ?

Since the regressive (illiberal) leftists label classical liberals as right-wing conservatives, then classical liberal atheists (such as myself) exist and are true "atheist conservatives" in the viewpoint of the regressives.

You could take away the Oxy.

I didn't need to read this to know there is no such thing as a religious Liberal. Also religious scientists are few and far between. "Religious scholar" is also oxymoronic as far as I am concerned.

The supposition then is conservatives desire to both disrupt society and in the same instantance rule society. Because conservatives disdain all those that are either non-white or poor, as unworthy, they see themselves as the natural rulers. This would indeed make them elitist. for which we have ample examples these last four years.

Conservative atheists are just evangelicals that do not want anybody to share what the have or tell them what to do (even their God). Their politics and deep seated rationalizations differ from evangelicals very little.

I've never understood how someone could call themselves conservative and an atheist, but they do and that's that. I agree that conservatism is based on elitism and this is hardly consistent with atheism which should also encompass science, reason and progressive social and economic values. Best not to confuse these modern right wing people who call themselves conservatives, however. Many are reactionaries and closet authoritarians. One could at least recognise classic conservatism and its roots. These modern right wing crazies deserve nothing but contempt.