What is a Social Conservative?

Rick Santorum has quit his campaign.  He was accused by many as being too socially conservative and, according to them, should have spent more time talking about the real issues, such as the economy, Obamacare, etc.  So what really is a Social Conservative and why did he consider such a thing important to the nation?   The word "Conservative" has many stripes and flavors.  But a "Social Conservative" is one whose primary concern is values.  The values by which people live and by which governments operate drive everything that happens personally and corporately.  I am first and foremost a Christian Social Conservative.  Our problems as a nation reflect the problems which afflict our citizenry.  I have taught and preached for years that when one becomes a Christian his worldview is the first thing that needs to change.  When a Christian worldview begins to change it produces a Christian lifestyle.  What a person truly believes is true and important in life always shows up in his conduct.    The problems of our nation cannot be fixed without altering the worldviews of its citizens.  We must return to the FIRST principles before the direction our country is heading in can be altered.  The God who put us on this planet requires obedience to His principles since He made us in His image and "wired us up" to work best when we honor Him in everything we do.  That is why He said, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."   Conversly, He will not and cannot bless a nation who wants nothing to do with Him and considers him irrelevant.  That, I think, is the belief of too many of our citizens and far too many of our politicians.  I want God to again bless this nation.  And that is why I am a Social Conservative first of all.