Tony Campolo Quotes - Page 3

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• Whenever there is a catastrophe, some religious people inevitably ask, 'Why didn't God do something? Where was God when all those people died?'

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  Religious, People, Catastrophe

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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 poorest of the poor in developing countries?

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  Christian, Country, Developing Countries

  Tony Campolo (2011). “Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics”, p.118, Baker Books

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• If four years of university can increase your effectiveness of what you can do for others in the name of Christ, it is the best investment that you can make. But if the education is simply to get a job to make a lot of money, you have to raise the question of why you're doing it.

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  Jobs, Years, Names

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• I don't know what to make of the Muslim mystics, especially those who have come to be known as the Sufis. What do they experience in their mystic experiences? Could they have encountered the same God we do in our Christian mysticism?

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  Christian, Sufi, Mystic

  Tony Campolo (2005). “Speaking My Mind: The Radical Evangelical Prophet Tackles the Tough Issues Christians Are Afraid to Face”, p.120, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.

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  Jesus, Class, Citizenship

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• Perhaps we would do well to listen to the likes of Rabbi Harold Kushner, who contends that God is not really as powerful as we have claimed.

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  Powerful, Likes, Rabbi

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• The Jesus of the Scripture transcends all nations and calls all nations into judgment.

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  Jesus, Scripture, Judgment

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• I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all couples who want to be joined together for life. The church should bless unions that it sees fit to bless, and they should be called marriages.

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  Couple, Rights, Church

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• So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

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  Jobs, Party, Commitment

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• I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.

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  Government, Giving, People

  Tony Campolo (2011). “Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics”, p.67, Baker Books

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• Rituals keep us from forgetting what must not be forgotten and keep us rooted in a past from which we must not be disconnected.

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  Past, Forget, Forgotten

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• Today, some of the most spiritual people I know claim to be without religion.

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  Spiritual, People, Today

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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. First of all, it doesn't prove there's a God. If anything, intelligent design lends support to some form of pantheism that defines God as immanent within nature.

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  Christian, Intelligent, Design

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• Our call is to be God's agents, to rescue not only the human race but the whole of creation.

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  Race, Agents, Creation

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• Anyone who resists the notion of women preachers is functioning as a tool of the devil.

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  Devil, Tools, Preacher

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• Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith.

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  Christian, Believe, Doctrine

  "The Surprising Evangelical Support for Newt Gingrich" by Tony Campolo, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 27, 2012.

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• Most of my fundamentalist brothers and sisters - and I am an evangelical, so I can say most of my fundamentalist brothers and sisters - are quite willing to pack women off and send them as missionaries to dangerous places where they might get killed.

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  Brother, Missionary, Might

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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.

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  Church, Speak, Certain

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

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  Christian, Jesus, Convinced

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• We must not be so concerned with the unborn that we fail to pay attention to the born.

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  Attention, Pay, Failing

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• I've got some repenting to do. I doubt, however, that those who have wedded Christianity with laissez-faire capitalism will see things this way. I can just hear them saying, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

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  Repent

  "I’m the Older Brother" by Tony Campolo, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2009.

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• The traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have become alarmed about this drift away from the 'Family Values' issues that they believe should be the overwhelming concerns of Evangelicals. They have expressed their displeasure in letters of protest circulated through the religious media.

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  Religious, Believe, Media

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• President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people?

  Tony Campolo

  Men, People, President

  "A Possible Compromise on the Gay Marriage Controversy" by Tony Campolo, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 22, 2011.

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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!

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  Christian, Party, Past

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• When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic.

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  Biblical, Community, African American

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