My opinion may not be popular here, but I need to voice it anyway (as I know the Gulch endorses freedom of speech)

No (free) country other than America has such a strong correlation between political leaning and religiousness. Its a shame how a political group that promotes "freedom for the individual" would routinely alienate a whole segment of the population, just because they don't share an unrelated and non-political belief!

I think the title question is semantically null, because one describes politics and the other describes a lack of religion. There is no connection between the two, except for the rationalizations and stories we tell ourselves so that two of our beliefs will seem to support each other (cognitive dissonance). Thats what the guys in the video were doing.

A conservative can be an Atheist, although I think is not very common and it's a contradiction like saying you are a religious Objectivist. One would constantly be walking on the top of a picket fence.

I disagree with their premise that being a good and moral person requires that there be a god.

Anybody can be anything. We have had a regular poster here who called himself a "Christian Egoist" and who cited Jonathan Edwards to support his case. You can find a Jewish Muslim. Anyone can hold any number of contradictions and function more or less well enough to stop for red lights and go on green. So what? The essence of American conservatism is a religionist basis for ethics as the foundation of politics: "the Judeo-Christian ethic" as they call it. You can find a conservative atheist but the exception only tests the rule. Conservatives are religionists which is why Ayn Rand excoriated them as a group for their inability to define and defend individual freedom... while AT THE SAME TIME she said that RELIGION IS A PERSONAL MATTER. It begins and ends there.

Very good question and a well thought out video discussion.
I think it is possible but agree with the video that it may not be logical. Seems more likely an atheist being libertarian.

oh yea. it's tough being popular in the gulch ;)

OK, I'll get to it tonight. I have had a time catching up on all the Producer of the Week comments. It has truly been a nice evening!

let's go with the video. we'll start from their assumptions

As you often ask me for a definition, to start the discussion, would you please define "conservative"? I think atheist is self-explanatory.