GOP: Godly Orthodox
Party
"Orthodox" means "right-teaching" and within the context of the GOP refers to the right-wing base of the larger Republican
Party which is as a whole more conservative than orthodox. The right-wing base includes the whole "religious right", but is made up mainly of the "Christian right". Many
people mistakely believe the Republican
Party and the GOP are the same and on many levels it does appear that way since it can often be difficult to understand the constant
flux of political alliances and postering within the parties, but the Republican Party is the larger "umbrella" party which covers many of the looser coalitions which are often only active during election years.