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> [Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/clinton-s-successor-in-the-white-house-george-w-bush-was-committed-to/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

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> [There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that tell us we must be committed to protecting the poor and the oppressed... There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/there-are-2-000-verses-of-scripture-that-tell-us-we-must-be-committed/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

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> [I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/i-teach-at-eastern-university-which-is-highly-committed-to-doing-work/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

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> [Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/most-evangelicals-claim-to-be-politically-non-partisan-and-say-they/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

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> [The gospel is not about... pie-in-the-sky when they die. ... It is imperative that the up and coming generation recognize that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/the-gospel-is-not-about-pie-in-the-sky-when-they-die-it-is-imperative/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

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## Other authors on Committed

## More by Tony Campolo

> [To prevent discussion of any other explanations of human origins is hardly what I would expect from open-minded educators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/to-prevent-discussion-of-any-other-explanations-of-human-origins-is/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/christianity-isn-t-the-only-group-that-has-fundamentalists/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [In our post-Freudian world, it is no longer a goal to become people of character who live out a God-ordained ideal of selfhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/in-our-post-freudian-world-it-is-no-longer-a-goal-to-become-people-of/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/if-a-guy-is-intimidated-by-a-woman-in-leadership-he-has-real-problems/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/but-i-think-it-s-up-to-a-local-congregation-to-determine-whether-or/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [Certain things happened in the early church. Women who had never had any freedom suddenly have the ability to stand up and speak and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/certain-things-happened-in-the-early-church-women-who-had-never-had/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [A strong case can be made for religious leaders to speak out on political issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/a-strong-case-can-be-made-for-religious-leaders-to-speak-out-on/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [It has taken countless hours of prayer, study, conversation and emotional turmoil to bring me to the place where I am finally ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/it-has-taken-countless-hours-of-prayer-study-conversation-and/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/grandchildren-are-god-s-reward-for-not-killing-your-kids/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [One of the most startling discoveries of my life was the realization that the Jesus that I love, the Jesus who died for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/one-of-the-most-startling-discoveries-of-my-life-was-the-realization/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [Young Evangelicals, especially, are breaking ranks with older Evangelicals (over 40) and are more and more leaning towards voting Democratic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/young-evangelicals-especially-are-breaking-ranks-with-older/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [“I have three things I'd like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/i-have-three-things-i-d-like-to-say-today-first-while-you-were/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [While I can see how the government has, at times, wasted taxpayers' money, and I can admit that too often its programs are ineffective,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/while-i-can-see-how-the-government-has-at-times-wasted-taxpayers/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [We ought to get out of the judging business. We should leave it up to God to determine who belongs in one arena or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/we-ought-to-get-out-of-the-judging-business-we-should-leave-it-up-to/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

> [I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/i-contend-that-bush-would-be-a-lot-more-moderate-if-there-weren-t/)

[Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/)

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