Evangelicals?

[VA-165 Boomer]

Watching MSNBC coverage of the LA primary results. They were showing that evangelicals supported Santorum compared to Romney and that people who make 200K or less heavily supported Santorum.
The word "evangelical" was being batted around a lot. When did the term replace the word Christian? Is this another move to remove Christ just like calling Christmas some other PC term ie Happy Holidays?

[MoleUK]

It didn't.

Catholics support Romney. Evangelicals support Santorum.

Frankly Santorum always struck me as more of an evangelical than a Catholic anyway, so his lack of support from Catholics is not all that surprising.

[Hellsbane]

It didn't.

Catholics support Romney. Evangelicals support Santorum.

Frankly Santorum always struck me as more of an evangelical than a Catholic anyway, so his lack of support from Catholics is not all that surprising.

Soooo, Evangelical = Protestant?

[MoleUK]

Oh and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism

[MoleUK]

Soooo, Evangelical = Protestant?

Pretty much.

[Thank you Troops]

It is used to distinguish the bad Christians from the good liberal ones.

[bella-day]

I don't know Mole.

According to the data I've been able to locate evangelicals in LA only make up 31% of the population...

I really think the term evangelical has been stretched and expanded over the years.

http://www.sublet.com/information/louisiana.asp

Louisiana Religions
Christian - 90%
Protestant - 60%
Evangelical Protestant - 31%
Historically black Protestant - 20%
Mainline Protestant - 9%
Roman Catholic - 28%
Other Christian - 2%
Jehovah's Witnesses - 1%
Other Religions - 2%
Islam - 1%
Buddhism - 1%
Judaism: less than - 0.5%
on-religious (unaffiliated) - 8%

[Hellsbane]

Pretty much.

I remember when the media always referred to non-Catholics as Protestants. So, what changed that they would start using the term Evangelical, and in a manner that almost makes the word a slur?

[MoleUK]

I don't know Mole.

According to the data I've been able to locate evangelicals in LA only make up 31% of the population...

I really think the term evangelical has been stretched and expanded over the years.

http://www.sublet.com/information/louisiana.asp

Louisiana Religions
Christian - 90%
Protestant - 60%
Evangelical Protestant - 31%
Historically black Protestant - 20%
Mainline Protestant - 9%
Roman Catholic - 28%
Other Christian - 2%
Jehovah's Witnesses - 1%
Other Religions - 2%
Islam - 1%
Buddhism - 1%
Judaism: less than - 0.5%
on-religious (unaffiliated) - 8%

It's a pretty open term. I always pegged it as the born again southern baptist types, though that isn't always how it is used.

[bella-day]

It's a pretty open term. I always pegged it as the born again southern baptist types, though that isn't always how it is used.

I've always thought it referred to the Pentecostal groups.

It really seems to have become a catch all term.

[MoleUK]

I remember when the media always referred to non-Catholics as Protestants. So, what changed that they would start using the term Evangelical, and in a manner that almost makes the word a slur?

The term evangelical has always been used to describe a particular voting bloc within the GOP. Often it is what they label themselves, not what they are labelled.

The 'heavy' social cons.

[Sneaky SF Dude]

It's a pretty open term. I always pegged it as the born again southern baptist types, though that isn't always how it is used.

You pegged it wrong and you are mixing things that don't mix. "southern baptist types"? Nice.

[MoleUK]

I've always thought it referred to the Pentecostal groups.

It really seems to have become a catch all term.

Ya, it seems to have almost become another word for social conservative, or at least the voting bloc that lists social issues as their priority.

[wayoverthehill]

I've always thought it referred to the Pentecostal groups.

It really seems to have become a catch all term.

I also. And many of the TV preachers seem to attract the Evangelicals. Since I live in Texas, I'm surrounded by many fundamental religious groups such as Church of Christ, Assembly of God, different factions of Baptist, etc. and Pentecostal.

[TRIMS713]

Watching MSNBC coverage of the LA primary results. They were showing that evangelicals supported Santorum compared to Romney and that people who make 200K or less heavily supported Santorum.
The word "evangelical" was being batted around a lot. When did the term replace the word Christian? Is this another move to remove Christ just like calling Christmas some other PC term ie Happy Holidays?

I think it's a matter of religious intensity------for instance all catholics are christians but they as a whole don't put the same empahasis on their religious beliefs and also don't let their relifgious views affect their sense of priorities when it comes to political and cultural issues.

Also---the term "very conservative" as it appies to voters is influenced to a great extent by social conservatives. For example there are tons of fiscal and national security conservatives who are NOT social conservatives. So the next time you hear pundits say a candidate is winning over most of the "very conservative" vote, it most likely means evangelicals are playing a huge part in those results.