“One thing that proved to be a bit surprising to us was how few people specifically define evangelicals according to their politics or worldview.  Especially during election time, we often hear about evangelicals in connection with candidates, or with political or social issues.  Yet Americans usually don’t define ‘evangelicals’ by their voting habits or politics.  There’s at least some basic understanding among the American population that evangelicals are defined by religion rather than by politics, even if many people don’t really know just what that religious definition is.”