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Peaches, I don't really know actually. Evangelical Christians generally means those who support converting others to Christianity, the idea of salvation, etc.
Now, in reality, the confusion comes in with the changing word "fundamentalist" which now has a negative connotation in many senses. Thus people think that the Westboro Baptist Church or whatever it is is how Baptist churches are. Most evangelical Christians have strong views about right and wrong, but they aren't going "you're going to hell for being gay". We think all sin gets you to hell without Christ, be it having a gay affair or stealing a candy bar. Most don't want to condemn, they want you to find what they've found. Of course, this is my version, but its also based on a lifetime within Baptist/Methodist churches. It just so happens that the harshest and most hypocritical evangelical Christians often tend to be the loudest.
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