Religious right in the United States

[T]he neoconservatives believe that America is special because it was founded on an idea—a commitment to the rights of man embodied in the Declaration of Independence—not in ethnic or religious affiliations. The theocons, too, argue that America is rooted in an idea, but they believe that idea is Christianity.

Mainstream media have used the terms to identify religious conservatives. Journalist Andrew Sullivan has commonly used the concept, as have political cartoonists Cox & Forkum in reference to former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris.

Notable people

• Hadley Arkes
• Stephen Barr
• Mary Eberstadt
• Robert P. George
• Mary Ann Glendon
• Mike Johnson
• Michael Novak
• Kate O'Beirne
• Ramesh Ponnuru
• Robert Royal
• George Weigel