Christian Democracy

Christian Democracy is an economically centre-left to  centre-right (largely depending on his opposition), moderately authoritarian and culturally centre-right to right-wing ideology, born out of an affair between  Christian Theocracy and  Liberal Democracy.

Christian Democracy's beliefs largely vary from the country to country, and unlike his father he isn't necessarily Catholic. What usually stays consistent is the belief that the state that works within a liberal-democratic framework should enforce traditional values of the catholic church.

History
W.I.P.

Personality
Christian Democracy will generally act as stereotype of a catholic old person from either Western or Central Europe, and as a more moderate version of Distributism.

How to Draw
Xdem_flag.svg Drawing Christian Democracy is very easy:


 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Fill it with Yellowish-Orange (#FCC52b)
 * 3) Draw an Orange (#FC8922) Cross on it
 * 4) Draw the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File: Distributist.png]] Distributism - My favorite child.
 * [[File:Gremialismo.png]] Gremialismo - Another one of my great sons.
 * [[File: Patcon.png]] Paternalistic Conservatism - My more moderately religious brethren and close friend.
 * [[File:Conserv.png]] Conservatism [[File:Con-t.png]] - I share his social views, though his economics can be a bit wonky.
 * [[File:Liberalconservative.png]] Liberal Conservatism - These days, we're mostly the same.
 * [[File:WelfChauvin.png]] Welfare Chauvinism - He's a conservative too, but a bit too nationalistic. But our supporters have very similar beliefs anyway.
 * [[File: Christsoc.png]] Christian Socialism - We must help the poor in our policy, although I'm not sure if abolishing wage labour is necessarily the right way to do it.
 * [[File:Islamic Democracy.png]] Islamic Democracy - We shall coexist in the belief of God, modernity and democracy! But, come on, Jesus is totally God's son.
 * [[File:Soccap.png]] Social Capitalism - I remember the European post-war economic miracle back in 1950's. Good times.
 * [[File:Confess.png]] Confessionalism - Christian Values are a central part of our government.

Frenemies

 * [[File: Lib.png]] Liberalism - While your underlying government system is generally the right one, your social system favours the individual at the expense of the community, and we can't have that in place.
 * [[File: Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - While your underlying government system is generally in the right place, your social system favours the community at the expense of the individual and we can't have that.
 * [[File:Xbert.png]] Christian Libertarianism - While your underlying government system and your civic positions generally are the right ones, your social system REALLY favors the individual at the expense of the community, and once again, we can't have that. Oh and cool down with those guns, will you?
 * [[File:Christcom.png]] Christian Communism - While I appreciate your faith in our Lord, you're proposition for the complete removal of property is nightmarish
 * [[File:Christy.png]] Christian Theocracy, [[File:Catheo.png]] Catholic Theocracy, [[File:Orth.png]] Orthodox Theocracy, and [[File:ProtTheo.png]] Protestant Theocracy - I understand that it is normal to have one's religion influence policy, yet I am quite wary of imposing one's religion onto the population. Does Jesus not have the sole authority?

Enemies

 * [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - Vote stealer Godless foe and atheistic abomination.
 * [[File:Satan.png]] Satanic Theocracy - Heretic that should burn.
 * [[File:Auton.png]] Autonomism - A psychopath who poisoned the minds of an entire generation
 * [[File: ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Anti Christianity and anti democracy! Also cringe economics. Probably the most vile and disgusting ideology ever!

Further Information
For overlapping political theory see: Catholic theocracy, Christian theocracy, distributism, longism, ordoliberalism

Literature

 * Rerum Novarum, or Rights and Duties of Capital and Labour by Pope Leo XIII
 * Quadragesimo Anno by Pope Pius XI
 * Populorum Progressio by Pope Paul VI
 * Centesimus Annus by Pope Saint John Paul II

Wikipedia

 * Christian democracy
 * Catholic social teaching
 * List of Christian democratic parties

Parties

 * [[File:Cball-Austria.png]] Austrian People's Party
 * [[File:Cball-Belgium.png]] Christian Democratic and Flemish [[File:Cball-Flanders.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Belgium.png]] Humanist Democratic Centre [[File:Cball-Wallonia.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Croatia.png]] Croatian Democratic Union
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Christian Democratic Union of Germany [[File:CDU Party.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Bavaria.png]] Christian Social Union in Bavaria [[File:CSU-Party.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] Fianna Fáil [[File:FiannaFail.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Netherlands.png]] Christian Democratic Appeal
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] American Solidarity Party [[File:USASolidarity.png]]

Videos

 * W.I.P.

Online Communities

 * r/ChristianDemocrat