Throughout the year, Christians have striven to do the will of God. From converting people into Christians to creating a society pleasing to God. Christians in America have been present since colonial times. At the end of the 19th century, they were still thriving in the United States. In the early 20th century, they were still involved in broader American culture, determined to shape public policy, and welcomed into political life. But over time, evangelicals began to create their own subculture, no longer engaging in politics or the rest of American culture. In the mid-to-late 20th century, evangelicals found that the nation was moving further and further away from God and that it was affecting them. They sought to partially reintegrate themselves into American culture and politics and found themselves less welcome than before. Even if they are not welcome, Christians should try to do God's will by turning people's eyes to Him in daily life and in politics. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, evangelical Christians were involved in American culture. Evangelical Protestants have shaped public policy trying to reform the nation, according to their beliefs. This is the case with the ban. Protestants believed that alcohol destroyed self-discipline and self-control, not just drunkenness. Evangelicals sought to rid the nation of the evils of alcohol. William Riley, a Baptist minister from Minneapolis, preached about the immorality of alcohol. Riley and various other pastors in town lobbied officials to restrict bar hours. The prohibition movement continued to grow, with several states banning the sale and production of alcohol. Thus, in the case of alcohol, the conviction of evangelicals has been transformed into...... middle of paper ...... their political issues being supported or not. Non-evangelicals supported the morality of evangelicals. When evangelicals isolated themselves, they allowed American culture to become more secular. Evangelicals did not notice the change in American politics and did not get involved in politics until their subculture was attacked. Academics, while still not caring, began to become more accepting of secular ideology. Although they are involved in American culture and politics, evangelicals today are still partially isolated, as if they still abstain from immoral music, television, and dancing. They are also involved in church activities. But the isolation of the “Christian bubble” does not respond to God’s will to show his love to the world. Hart, This Ancient Religion in Modern America (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2002),