The difference these days is that the code word "moral values", as used in public political speech, has come to mean the prayer in schools, pro-life, anti-gay agenda embraced by the religious right. It is a philosophy that strongly believes in the government legislating what goes on in the bedroom, how to parent children, and how individuals should behave in private. In essence, it is public policy based on fundamentalist christianity.
Needless to say, those of us who are not christian, and who still hold the constitution in high regard, object to this agenda, and to the hijacking of the word "moral" in public discourse.
yeah, we need liberals like you teaching us how to raise our children. lesson one: Mr. Trashie teaches the kiddies how to flip people off.