Word info

Christian right

Proper noun

Meaning

Christian right (uncountable)

(Christianity, politics, US politics) Political factions in the United States and other Western countries who favour conservative values enacted into their countries' society and laws.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life. Al Franken

During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians. Al Sharpton

One can't understand the Christian Right and similar movements unless one sees them as reactive - they're reacting to what they call secular humanism. Peter L. Berger

Being in Hollywood is like being in the Christian right these days. Rupert Everett

I have never ever Googled myself; in fact I think the Christian right prohibits such things. Tom Robbins

Where is all the porn coming from?! Why isn't the Christian right talking about porn?! Cause they want us to be jerking off by ourselves! They know they can't get to us; we're lost to them, but at least it'll keep us in our apartments! Marc Maron

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