“They believe,” he continued, that “the universe was created by God … [and] the reality of Jesus Christ, that He lived on earth … [and] that Satan exists.” The issue is not necessarily in what they believe, Barna explained, but that the fact is, “once you get away from those kind of Sunday School 101 teachings … things get pretty murky.” The nature and application of moral truth, the definition of what the gospel is, and the deeper theological questions that shape our passions and behaviors are “things that don’t get talked about quite as much in our churches. And those are the kinds of issues that relate to not only our lives, but also the political issues of the day.”
Digging a little deeper, Barna specifically mentioned how “issues such as abortion, transgenderism, and so forth” are “where evangelicals really struggle to make the connection between biblical truth” and questions of identity, purpose, and Kingdom advancement. “There’s a degree where their theology comes from the Bible,” Hice analyzed, “but [then] taking that theology into the world is a different matter altogether.”
As with the term "Christian," and "born again," the term "evangelical'' has become diluted, yet no doubt the movement itself - mainly due to youth - is less conservative, yet as usual, "a remnant shall be saved."
Research Barna used to be able to link to, before they overhauled their web site, and evidently prevented pages being archived (likely due to Catholics complaining about the disparity the stats showed btwn evangelicals and Catholics), attested to those who strongly esteemed the Bible as being the sure, supreme, accurate and authoritative word of God as being the most conservative unified large religious group (at least in the West) in key basic values and fundamental beliefs and commitment/works.
And that they have been the most conservative significant religious voting block for decades (approx. 74% to 80% from Bush to Trump) can still be seen, from another source:
