Editing Conservatism (section)

=== Religious conservatism {{anchor|Religious conservatism}} ===
{{see also|Christian right|Hindutva|Integralism|Islamism|Religious Zionism}}
Religious conservatism principally applies the teachings of particular religions to politics—sometimes by merely proclaiming the value of those teachings, at other times by having those teachings influence laws.<ref>Andersen, Margaret L., Taylor, Howard Francis. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LP9bIrZ9xacC&pg=PA469 ''Sociology: Understanding a Diverse Society''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205101215/https://books.google.com/books?id=LP9bIrZ9xacC&pg=PA469 |date=December 5, 2022 }} Cengage Learning, 4th Ed. (2005), pp. 469–470. {{ISBN|978-0-534-61716-5}}</ref> In most democracies, political conservatism seeks to uphold traditional family structures and social values. Religious conservatives typically oppose abortion, [[LGBT]] behavior (or, in certain cases, identity), drug use,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/sanctity/chdrugsrev2.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020142532/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/sanctity/chdrugsrev2.shtml |url-status=dead |title=So Christians do not approve of the taking of illegal drugs, including most recreational drugs, especially those which can alter the mind and make people incapable of praying or being alert to God. |archive-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> and sexual activity outside of marriage. In some cases, conservative values are grounded in religious beliefs, and conservatives seek to increase the role of religion in public life.<ref>Petersen, David L. (2005). "Genesis and Family Values". ''Journal of Biblical Literature''. '''124''' (1).</ref>
{{Christian democracy sidebar}}
[[Christian democracy]] is a moderately conservative [[Centre-right politics|center-right]] ideology inspired by [[Christian ethics#Politics|Christian social teaching]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Caciagli |first1=Mario |title=The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Political Thought |last2=Robeck |first2=Cecil M |last3=Yong |first3=Amos |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2008 |isbn=9781139053600 |pages=165–180 |chapter=Christian democracy |url=}}</ref> It originated as a reaction against the industrialization and urbanization associated with [[Laissez-faire|''laissez-faire''-capitalism]].<ref>{{cite book |author-last=Riff |author-first=Michael |title=Dictionary of Modern Political Ideologies |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=1987 |isbn=0-7190-3289-X |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scxRAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> In post-war Europe, Christian-democratic parties dominated politics in several nations—the [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian People's Party]] in Belgium, [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] and [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|CSU]] in Germany, [[Fine Gael]] and [[Fianna Fáil]] in Ireland, and [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] in Italy.<ref name=":9">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/europeanchristia0000unse |title=European Christian Democracy: Historical Legacies and Comparative Perspectives |publisher=University of Notre Dame Press |year=2003 |editor-last=Kselman |editor-first=Thomas |editor-last2=Buttigieg |editor-first2=Thomas |page=122}}</ref> Many post-war Europeans saw Christian democracy as a moderate alternative to the extremes of right-wing nationalism and left-wing communism.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/conservativepoli0000unse/mode/2up |title=Conservative Politics in Western Europe |publisher=St. Martin's |year=1982 |editor-last=Layton-Henry |editor-first=Zig |isbn=9780312164188 |pages=131–133}}</ref> Christian-democratic parties were especially popular among European women, who often voted for these parties to a large extent due to their pro-family policies.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/christiandemocra0000unse_p1x7/mode/2up |title=Christian Democracy in Europe: A Comparative Perspective |publisher=Pinter Publishers |year=1994 |editor-last=Hanley |editor-first=David |isbn=9781855670860 |pages=56–57}}</ref>