Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

When it comes to orthodoxy, I'm rigidly calvinist. I hold dear the Heidelberg catechism, the Dordrecht Articles of Faith, I read sermon collections (in print and on the Internet). I believe every (wo)man is born a sinner. I believe that all good things come from God, including our desire for salvation. From a liberal point of view, I'm not "one of them".

In fact, even philosphically I'm a conservative: opposed to change for the sake of change, in favour of necessary change.

But here is the strange thing. Through my orthodoxy and "conservatism", I find myself vehemently opposed to the GOP policies and very much in favour of "liberal" political ideas. A few examples:

Jesus spoke in favour of women's emancipation. Therefore I am too.
Jesus spoke against the marginalisation of the poor. Therefore I'm in favour of Keynesian policies.
Jesus (and the entire Old Testament, too) warn against avarice. Guess what I think of the Bush tax cuts.
Jesus never said anything against gay and lesbian couples. Neither did Paul, whatever Rick Warren might have told you. So I'm in favour of gay marriage. (In fact: as a calvinist, I'd like to revisit the values of the earliest churches, without all the nonsense that the Middle Ages burdened Christianity with. The earliest churches recognised gay marriages.)
The GOP is a radical party. As Edmund Burke would have told you, conservatives are opposed to radicals of any ilk.

Would this help you to understand the distinction?