"Evangelical" isn't a synonym for "pushy fundamentalist". This guy is an evangelical, as are a lot of these folks. A lot of black civil rights crusaders have been one or another variety of evangelical. Jimmy Carter is an evangelical.
Yes, the evangelical emphasis on conversion and bearing witness can lead to some pretty toxic social behavior, but find me a religion that doesn't have a dark side. Meanwhile, while I'm not any kind of evangelical, it seems to me the least we can do for the Fred Clarks of the world to not let the right-wingers make off with exclusive rights to the word.
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Date: 2004-11-05 04:55 pm (UTC)Yes, the evangelical emphasis on conversion and bearing witness can lead to some pretty toxic social behavior, but find me a religion that doesn't have a dark side. Meanwhile, while I'm not any kind of evangelical, it seems to me the least we can do for the Fred Clarks of the world to not let the right-wingers make off with exclusive rights to the word.