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- noun US A person who holds the political
philosophy that religion should play a role in formingpublic policy ; short for theoconservative.
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Examples
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It's people like you who are the enemies of freedom, just as much as a raging "theocon" who wants to adjust government to suit his or her particular religious belief.
Are Obama and McCain having a debate tonight? Ann Althouse 2008
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Well, life is short and my blogroll is quite long enough without reading 'theocon' rhetoric in liberal drag.
"I mean no disrespect." Ann Althouse 2006
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Pinker asserts that autonomy, not dignity, must be the basis for medical ethics, because dignity is antiquated "theocon" religious nonsense.
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Pinker asserts that autonomy, not dignity, must be the basis for medical ethics, because dignity is antiquated "theocon" religious nonsense.
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Pinker asserts that autonomy, not dignity, must be the basis for medical ethics, because dignity is antiquated "theocon" religious nonsense.
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Pinker asserts that autonomy, not dignity, must be the basis for medical ethics, because dignity is antiquated "theocon" religious nonsense.
Evolution News & Views megnor 2008
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Jenis av Rana, leader of Miðflokkurin (which "can well be called a theocon party," relays Arni
Queerty 2010
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Those gentle decent men would weep at the sort of repiggie theocon that has taken over the church hierarchy.
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Our nation cannot afford a Bush 3rd term and I don't want my kid growing up with a another 2 theocon/constitutional = toliet-paper justices on the SCOTUS.
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It may sound duplicitous with todays present labels like 'progresive' and 'neocon' or 'theocon' but I really want to be the best liberal and conservative I can be at the same time.
Jerry Falwell: Romney's Mormonism "Will Not Be A Factor" 2009
uselessness commented on the word theocon
A theocratic neocon.
December 14, 2007
skipvia commented on the word theocon
How much worse can it get?...
December 14, 2007
uselessness commented on the word theocon
I'm afraid to ask. Every year brings new surprises.
December 14, 2007
reesetee commented on the word theocon
There's always something worse around the corner. ;-)
December 14, 2007
bilby commented on the word theocon
Beware neotheocons, half as truthful and twice as slippery and denying they invested in any of the Matrix fillums. Don't tell us that you weren't warned first on Wordie.
December 14, 2007
skipvia commented on the word theocon
I'm trying to make something humorous out of this, but the very real prospect of being governed by theocons is actually frightening me. Mommy...
December 14, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word theocon
I know. Nobody wants to own this word, see? It's an orphan. *beats word with stick*
*rethinks brutality and thinks maybe the theocons have won*
*edits comment*
December 14, 2007
uselessness commented on the word theocon
Won't somebody please think of the children words!!
December 14, 2007
bilby commented on the word theocon
Two theocons get married, and are thus showered with theoconfetti.
May 19, 2008