"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.

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.

I agree in some respects BUT perhaps you may have forgotten about the old tale.
"Once there was a time when the body held a Conference to decided for once and for ALL who was the Ultimate Controller of the body.
The Head was the first to claim that, " Since I control ALL thoughts, nerves, muscles, etc, then I should be the Ultimate One."
Others, in an uproar, loudly disagreed strongly, the Legs claimed that with out them the body could not, the Arms claimed that without them the body could not be fed, etc, etc, and down along the line and still NO consensus could be reached.
The Anus, angered that it had not been permitted to speak and get its point across at all, decided to 'shut up shop' completely.
In a very short time the Head became dizzy, dis-functional and confused, the limbs began to wobble erratically, the other organs began to experience great pains and discomforts.
Finally, they ALL decided that the Anus SHOULD be the Ultimate Controller of the Body.
For then arose the old adage of, " It does NOT take brains to be a Boss, any Arse-hole can do the Job." LOL.

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.