Heinlein had me confused for years. How could I possibly love "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" which was "obviously" ultra right wing conservative while I also loved "Stranger in a Strange Land" which was "obviously" left wing counter culture radical? What was wrong with me? Only after I discovered libertarianism did I realize in hindsight that there should have been no conflict as the books were neither right nor left -- both were simply libertarian. (I too didn't like the religion in "Stranger" since, for as far back as I can remember as a child, I always thought religion was odd or unnatural or just plain silly. I also found the various "group family" concepts in "Moon" distasteful to my conservative side. So I guess I finally got what I always wanted, married to one love of my life with no religion.)