Actually, I wasn't referring to the preacher as conservative, but Susan as conservative. And Little Hawk, you do a disservice to everyone by claiming that being conservative constitutes a moral flaw of some sort. Why else would you suggest that calling someone conservative is "character assassination"? Talk about prejudices...

Yes Susan, I would describe you as a socially conservative woman. Politically you may have liberal leanings, but many socially conservative women, especially those involved in organized religion, regularly refer to themselves as "liberal" politically while supporting their religion's version of social conservatism regarding gender issues especially.