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Tony Campolo

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Anthony Campolo Jr. was an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker, and spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo was an influential leader in the evangelical left.

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Notable works: The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice

About Tony Campolo

Anthony Campolo Jr. was an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker, and spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo was an influential leader in the evangelical left. Campolo was a popular commentator on religious, political, and social issues, and had been a guest on programs such as The Colbert Report, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect and The Hour.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Tony Campolo · Page 4

I, for one, am quite willing to join the 'forgive, forget and move on' crowd, but it does make me wonder if…

Believable

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I have serious problems with fundamentalist Christians and their creationist theories. Although I believe that scripture is divinely inspired and infallible, I…

Belief

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I’ve got to push everything out of mind save the name of Jesus. I say His name over and over again, for…

Ancient

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Evangelicals need to take a good look at what their issues are. Are they really being faithful to Jesus? Are they being…

Being faithful

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Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend…

Biblical

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While a case can be made for intelligent design, I can't figure out why some Christians are so thrilled about that possibility.…

Cases

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A person is as young as their dreams and as old as their cynicism.

Cynicism

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In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing!

Christian

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It seems to me that when we listen to the Muslim mystics as they talk about Jesus and their love for Jesus,…

Agree

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I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging…

Clever

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I'm not denying that depression can be spiritually induced. Guilt from having wronged and hurt others can bring it on. A sense…

Depression

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Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state.

Institutions

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Often, we ignore the fact that our spiritual condition and psychological state of mind are highly affected by what is happening to…

Affected

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Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.

Election

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There's nothing wrong with making a lot of money, there's something wrong with keeping it.

Lots of money

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“Some people think the theists get off easy by offering eternal life, but in my experience it is awfully difficult to reconcile…

Death

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That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you become legally connected. You have a civil…

Bless

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In religious circles, depression is often deemed to be a spiritual condition that can be cured with prayer.

Circles

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I'm not convinced that Jesus only lives in Christians.

Christian

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Insofar as the church fails to do the will of God, I am called upon to help it discover and to do…

Am

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The Bible makes clear a basic truth that we self-centered humans find difficult to accept, namely, that the natural universe was not…

Accepting

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I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment.

Capital punishment

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I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.

America

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But isn't it time for Christians to admit that we should reject bargains if they are gained by the exploitation of the…

Christian

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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…

Bible

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