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Religious integralism
The Devout
«God's law comes before human law.»
Wants the law of the state to match religious law: faith is not just private but must shape all of public life.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the law-and-order right camp. The clearest positions are on society: strongly towards “tradition”; religion: strongly towards “religion”; justice: strongly towards “tough on crime”; state: strongly towards “authority”. On economy and environment it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is traditionalism (97%).
Principles
- Religious law as civil law
- The moral authority of the clergy
- Rejecting secularism
Laws and institutions must follow the precepts of religion.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
It exists in many religions; in the 20th century it took political forms like the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Key figures: Joseph de Maistre
Further reading: The City of God — Augustine of Hippo; The Syllabus of Errors — Pius IX
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
TraditionalismThe Temple Guardian97%Christian conservatismThe Pilgrim93%Absolute monarchismThe Divine-Right Sovereign92%Closest parties in Europe
Prawo i SprawiedliwośćPoland91%
Staatkundig Gereformeerde PartijNetherlands90%
Elliniki LysiGreece88%
Fratelli d'ItaliaItaly88%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.