ConservativeHome's Dictionary

Intelligent design

The idea that much of nature reveals the work of an intelligent creator.

Tradition

Traditions represent the wisdom of previous generations and should test the desirability of all political and social innovations.

Totalitolerance

The totalitarian tendency that seeks to exclude people of different worldviews from the public square. Morally permissive people are particularly totalitolerant of religious conservatives.

Tao - or natural law

The Tao is that body of moral conduct that all strong civilisations have come to revere.

Subsidiarity

The idea that decision-making powers should be as close as possible to the people affected by those decisions.

Secular fundamentalism

Secular fundamentalists deny religious people opportunities for public expressions of their faith – even forcing faith-based organisations to hire irreligious people.

Religious Right

The Religious Right is an unfriendly term for faith-based politicians who take a traditional stance on issues of personal morality.

Permission politics

The credentials that a political party needs to establish before voters will permit it to pursue otherwise contentious goals.

Permanent things

The permanent things are the things that matter more than the things that change.

Just war

The Just War principles point nations to the circumstances in which armed conflict can be morally justifiable.