the party supports christian democracy. the party can also have jewish, muslim and hindu members of parliament. the party heavily supports the european union and environmentalism. they call themselves a moderate party, but they have been in an alliance with the centre-right people's party for freedom and democracy. the cda believes that the toleration of "soft drugs" like marijuana should stop, and practices like abortion and prostitution should be limited. they also want a more friendly and open immigration policy. however, they do want immigrants to integrate into dutch culture.