- Political decisions impact a significant part of students lives and it is essential that they are educated, informed, and involved in those decisions, by choosing to vote.
- Voting is the means which American citizens express support or dissatisfaction in government.
- Robert Bartels, Associate professor, says, “It doesn’t matter what your major is on campus. You honestly have to pay attention to politics because it will impact your field once you graduate.”
- When Bartels began teaching at Evangel, he was the advisor for the inactive democrats club. However, Sophomore Jordan Bell is now the president of the Evangel Republicans club.
- Bell said, ““We are a conservative club, but we want to open that up to anyone that’s interested in politics.”
- Deven Powers, who started the club last year, said, “You can be a Christian and be a Republican or Democrat—it doesn’t matter—but knowing what you believe and why you believe it, I think that’s my biggest goal.”
- The Evangel Political Initiative Committee has been formed to discuss issues that both sides agree on and to find ways to advocate for those issues on campus.
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