Christian values historically refers tovalues derived from theteachings of JesusChrist. The term has various applications and meanings, and specific definitions can vary widely betweendenominations, geographical locations, historical contexts, and different schools of thought. Christian values also relate to the Christian identity inidentity politics.
Modern Christian values are based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, as found in the Bible, and include values such as love, compassion, integrity, and justice. They guide how Christians live their lives and interact with others.
In the 21st-century United States, Australia, United Kingdom and other countries, the phrases Christian values andfamily values are used byChristian right andconservative parties to describe some or all of the following political stances:
Christian right and conservative parties interpretations of Christian values may include:
^Gregory D. Black,Hollywood Censored, p. 39. "Daniel Lord drafted a Hollywood censorship code. What emerged was a fascinating combination of conservative politics, Catholic theology, and pop psychology.", Cambridge University Press, 1994,ISBN978-0521452991.
^"Geneva Declaration"Archived 2009-04-29 at theWayback Machine. "Marriage between a man and a woman forms the sole moral context for natural sexual union. Whether through pornography, promiscuity, incest or homosexuality, deviations from these sexual norms cannot truly satisfy the human spirits".
^"Christianity, Intelligent Design, Evolutionary Theory Movements in the U.S. and the Separation of Church and State". "Political commentators have noted the rise of the religious right during the presidency of George W. Bush. Though Christianity and politics have often been intertwined in American culture, theBush administration funded faith-based initiatives more profoundly than any previous president. Moreover, President Bush remarked that he supported the teaching of intelligent design alongside evolutionary theory in public schools".
^"Why write about homosexuality?". "The Bible clearly condemns homosexuality as a sin and Christians who seriously follow God's Word must also condemn it as sin".
