Editing Reformed Political Party (section)

==Ideology and political positions ==
As a [[Protestant fundamentalist]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Amir Abedi|title=Anti-political Establishment Parties: A Comparative Analysis|url=|isbn=978-0-415-31961-4|page=62}}</ref> party the SGP draws much from its ideology from the [[Reformed Christian]] tradition, specifically the ecclesiastical doctrinal standards known as the [[Three Forms of Unity]], including an unamended version of the [[Belgic Confession]] ({{langx|nl|Nederlandse Geloofsbelijdenis}}). It includes 21 words that were removed by the [[synod]] of the [[Reformed Churches in the Netherlands]] in 1905, which state that the government must "eliminate and eradicate all [[idolatry]] and false religion, so as to destroy the kingdom of Antichrist". This contrasted with the other two Protestant parties, the [[Anti-Revolutionary Party]] (ARP) and the [[Christian Historical Union]] (CHU), which had accepted the change.{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|p=71}}

=== Church and state ===
The SGP does favor some, but no strict, [[separation of church and state]]. The church and state should cooperate, including the advancement of the true faith.{{efn|Both Kersten and Abma did not specifiy specifically which Reformed denomination this referred to.}} The state should not curtail the freedom of the church, while the church similarly should not impose upon the state.{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|pp=73-74}} Abma rejected [[theocracy]] as form of government, instead harmonizing theocracy and [[democracy]].{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|pp=76-77}} Over time, it has however become more realistic, accepting the religiously neutral state.{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|p=90}}

The SGP supports the [[freedom of conscience]], but not an unconditional [[freedom of religion]].{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|pp=82-84}} For example, it rejects the freedom of publicly exercising religion when they consider it idolatry or false religion.{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|pp=75-76}}

=== Women's rights ===
The SGP generally opposes [[women's suffrage]], both [[Passive suffrage|passive]] and active. SGP believes it is against a "woman's calling". From the start, the party is not united on this issue. Opponents argue that the biblical argumentation is not clear or that this could hurt them electorally.{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|pp=98-76}} In 1989 the party changed its principles, approving women voting if they can answer this to God in their conscience.{{sfn|Vollaard|Voerman|2018|p=103}}

=== Trans rights ===
In 2024, the SGP introduced a motion in the House of Representatives to abolish the so-called “transgender law” which had been brought in under the previous Dutch government and would enable people under the age of 16 to legally declare their gender without requiring a medical diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/the-netherlands-hardens-stance-transgender-law/ |title=The Netherlands hardens stance as transgender law voted down |access-date=2024-09-29}}</ref>