Evangelicals will not admit this freely, this is a mentality that arises from trying to protect their values in the face of outside interference/criticism. Plai

Evangelicals will not admit this freely, this is a mentality that arises from trying to protect their values in the face of outside interference/criticism. Plainly, they believe in a kind of world that is "us against them", so in any situation they need to somehow justify the actions of their group. As a result, they are prey to the belief that born again christians cannot do anything wrong because they are moved by god himself (through the "holy spirit").