Noun
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social conservative (plural social conservatives)
(US, Canada) One who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control and abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.
I happen to think that the world kind of looks down on Republicans for their social conservative views which include religion in government. I think that that should not play a role in any of this. Gary Johnson
I think the thing that I admire about Rick Santorum is that he hasn't backed down or apologized one bit for his personal religious views, for standing up for social conservative values. Michelle Malkin