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> [Certain things happened in the early church. Women who had never had any freedom suddenly have the ability to stand up and speak and be treated as equals within the life of the church.](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/)

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## 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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