theocon

theocon
A person who holds the political philosophy that religion should play a role in forming public policy; short for theoconservative.

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  • theocon — (THEE.oh.kawn; TH as is thin) n. A conservative who believes that religion should play a major role in forming and implementing public policy. Also: theo con. Example Citation: Libertarians distrust Bush s tough law enforcement measures; neocons… …   New words

  • Theoconservatism — is a political philosophy commonly associated within the United States with the Christian Right. In general it refers to those people who believe not only that God s Law ought to play a larger role in public life, but that the more socially… …   Wikipedia

  • Theokonservatismus — ist eine politische Philosophie, die hauptsächlich mit den Vereinigten Staaten und deren Christlichen Rechten in Verbindung gebracht wird. Im Allgemeinen bezeichnet es Menschen, die nicht nur der Ansicht sind, dass Gottes Gebote einen größere… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Katherine Harris — Infobox Congressman name=Katherine Harris width=175 state=Florida district=13th party=Republican Party term=January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 preceded=Dan Miller succeeded=Vern Buchanan office2=Secretary of State of Florida term2=1999–2003… …   Wikipedia

  • Richard John Neuhaus — (born May 21, 1936) is a prominent Catholic priest and writer born in Canada and living in the United States, where he is a naturalized citizen. He is the founder and editor of the monthly journal First Things and the author of several books,… …   Wikipedia

  • Damon Linker — is the author of The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege , published in hardcover by Doubleday in September 2006, and published with a new afterword in trade paperback by Anchor Books in 2007. The Theocons expands and historicizes the term… …   Wikipedia

  • Teocon — El movimiento teocon o teoconservadurismo (Inglés: theoconservatism, Italiano: teocon) es una filosofía política que argumenta que la religión debe tener un papel importante en la formación e implementación de políticas públicas. En general,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • paleocon — noun A paleoconservative: a person who holds positions associated with paleoconservatism, such as states rights and opposition to social change See Also: neocon, theocon …   Wiktionary

  • Obamacon — n. A conservative voter who supports Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Also: obama con. [Shortening of Obama conservative.] Example Citations: Why could there be an Obama blowout? One reason is the… …   New words

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