Do you have any Evangelical friends or do you try to avoid such individuals, when possible?

No. Reminds me of the old joke about the snake who convinces a fox to let him stay in the fox's burrow. The fox says to the snake: "I'll let you stay on one condition. You must promise, if I let you stay, that you will not bite me?" The snake promises. Later that night, the snake bites the fox. The fox screams: "YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T BITE ME!" The snake calmly responds: "Well? You knew I was a snake when you took me in."