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evangelical Christianity 1. of, based upon, or following from the Gospels 2. denoting or relating to any of certain Protestant sects or parties, which emphasize the importance of personal conversion and faith in atonement through the death of Christ as a means of salvation 3. an upholder of evangelical doctrines or a member of an evangelical sect or party, esp the Low-Church party of the Church of England http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism http://dict.die.net/evangelical/ How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| By the same token, it's no accident that the hostility to Bishop Robinson, and to any formal tolerance of active homosexuality, is strongest among self-conscious evangelicals who increasingly insist on a literalist interpretation of scriptural condemnations of homosexuality. After the meeting with Romney, Falwell spoke well of the former Massachusetts governor, remarking that he believes evangelicals will support Romney, even though he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). God and Country: How Evangelicals Have Become America's Mainstream by Monique El-Faizy (Bloomsbury, 2006) |
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