In a message dated 3/26/99 10:59:05 AM, UnderF4331@aol.com writes:

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 And as to why they're called Evangelion, no-one knows; it's not mentioned in
 any of the canon. Gendo probably just pulled a religious term out of his ass
 the day it came to name them.
 

			Evangelion is Greek for "Good News." The word Evangeliest (Bringer of Good
News) is dirved from Evangelion. So the title Neon Genesis Evangelion
literally means "New Begining Good News" kind of puts a positive, campy spin
on the end of humanity, doesn't it?