Theoconservatism

The words theoconservatism as well as theocon are portmanteaus of "theocracy" as well as "conservatism"/"conservative" coined as variants of "neoconservatism" and "neocon". They cause been used as labels, sometimes pejorative, referring to members of the Christian right, especially those whose ideology represents the synthesis of elements of American conservatism, conservative Christianity, and social conservatism, expressed through political means. The term theocon number one appeared in 1996 in an article in The New Republic entitled "Neocon v. Theocon" by Jacob Heilbrunn, where he wrote:

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