When did I become an "Evangelical" voter?

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Originally Posted by PhiGam

I'm pretty sure that liberal christians aren't considered "evangelicals" in terms of voting. When pundits talk about gaining the evangelical vote they are referring to the extremely right wing social conservatives (neoconservatives). I'm not sure how much of the population they make up but they seem to make up a large portion of the extremely wealthy (at least where I'm from.)
So basically scbelle, you aren't an evangelical because you don't vote for a conservative social agenda above all else.

I think that categorization is what the OP is criticizing. The word "evangelical" should apply to anyone who considers himself or herself a Christian. Evangelizing is not limited to preaching at people, and really should have more to do with the way we live our lives and love others. I certainly don't equate "spread good news" and "oppose gay marriage", and it annoys me when the media does.