Answer the question thoroughly. Be sure to read the instructions carefully before responding.

1. How might an evangelical use evangelical beliefs and values to justify behaviors like opposing immigrants, criticizing civil rights, and supporting Trump? (Listed below is some Background Information about evangelical beliefs and values that may provide some background for your assessment).

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please provide an assessment for this question based on class readings and discussions about persuasion. This should be much more than your opinion or belief. Your remarks should present an informed consideration that identifies and appreciates that all behaviors are reasonable and logicalbased on the active perspectives and beliefs. Your task is to explain those beliefs that might support particular behaviors.

Comments should be thoughtful and complete. You must write more than "I agree with that comment." It should be more like "that comment has merit as the following example shows" or "that comment could be expanded to include the observation of (another) theory."

You are expected to make the post meaningful to the discussion.

Discussion comments will be evaluated and graded on:

1. Evidence of understanding and application of course readings, power points, and discussions to address the questions.
2. Use of examples and explanations to illustrate or challenge readings, power points, and discussions.
3. Clear organization of ideas, clarity, grammar.
4. Evidence of interaction, development, or disagreement with other posts.

Background Information for Question 1

Evangelical Christians believe among other things:

• one needs a "born again" religious experience accepting Jesus as God
• the Bible is an infallible guide to life
• eternal salvation only comes from faith in Jesus
• they must evangelize and spread their message to all non-believers
• the rapture of end times takes only believers to heaven

In addition, they have core social values as posted on the Evangelical Alliance website, which include:

• Grace means giving people more than they deserve
• Love means to love the unlovely
• Justice means justice to all (not 'just-me') biased towards disadvantaged
• Service means service to others not self-centeredness comes first
• Peace means not just an absence of fighting but positive well-being for all