I guess I'm an oddity here. I'm conservative and love people immensely. I love them enough to tell them the truth.

I believe in holiness... inside AND outside.
I believe in worship... exhuberant AND explosive.
I believe in separation... from the spirit of the world AND into a relationship with Christ.
I believe in maturity... not the sloppy 'now I can sin' bile BUT the 'now I want to live closer to God' kind.
I believe in purity... from compromised Apostolic deception AND from arrogant self righteous people.
I believe in grace... not the 'grace means I can walk in iniquity' OR the 'grace won't reach for sinners' kind.
I believe in mercy... for those that failed God to return AND for those who don't know him to experience.

On second thought, I think this whole, "I ran into a conservative that left me more warped" is only a sign of a much bigger problem. I meet people on both ends of the spectrum that don't sway my convictions one iota or leave me bitter at anybody.

On second thought... no advice is needed. I am conservative and balanced. I have no axes to grind or justifications to make. I love being where I am in God.