Our call is to be God's agents, to rescue not only the human race but the whole of creation. Tony Campolo More Quotes by Tony Campolo More Quotes From Tony Campolo I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment. Tony Campolo punishmentsermonsimpossible Flipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with what they deem to be “old-time gospel preaching.” This is especially true of what comes over the airwaves in Bible Belt southern states. Tony Campolo radiosouthernreligious Evangelical Christians, who once were a ridiculed irrelevant sectarian movement, have, over just three decades, become a powerful voting bloc that can no longer be ignored. Tony Campolo votingpowerfulchristian 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. Tony Campolo certainchurchspeak Because of the increase in life longevity, America can now assume that at any given time three, and perhaps four, former presidents will still be alive, even when the current president is occupying the White House. Tony Campolo whitehouseamerica And we've got to ask ourselves some very serious questions as to whether or not certain religious leaders, in terms of raising money - I hate to bring this up - are pushing hot buttons. Tony Campolo hateleaderreligious I'm not denying that depression can be spiritually induced. Guilt from having wronged and hurt others can bring it on. A sense of having failed to live out the will of God can give rise to depression. Certainly the fear of death and what might follow can sap the joy out of life. Tony Campolo hurtjoygiving Although I believe that scripture is divinely inspired and infallible, I have a hard time going along with the belief that the whole creation process occurred in six twenty-four hour days. Tony Campolo hard-timestwentiesbelieve After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding. Tony Campolo elderlygovernmentschool I, for one, am quite willing to join the 'forgive, forget and move on' crowd, but it does make me wonder if Evangelicals are going to sound believable when they say that they tend to vote Republican because of their religious commitments to the family. Tony Campolo religiouscommitmentmoving Young Evangelicals, especially, are breaking ranks with older Evangelicals (over 40) and are more and more leaning towards voting Democratic. Tony Campolo democraticvotingyoung Women have the same privileges and opportunities as men, given the New Testament. Tony Campolo privilegeopportunitymen Whenever there is a catastrophe, some religious people inevitably ask, 'Why didn't God do something? Where was God when all those people died?' Tony Campolo catastrophereligiouspeople When there is conflict between what God requires and the demands of the government, each of us has an important decision to make concerning taxes. Tony Campolo governmentimportantdecision The Jesus of the Scripture transcends all nations and calls all nations into judgment. Tony Campolo judgmentscripturejesus Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections. Tony Campolo american-electionselectionway Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state. Tony Campolo institutionsstatesshould In religious circles, depression is often deemed to be a spiritual condition that can be cured with prayer. Tony Campolo religiousprayerspiritual Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program. Tony Campolo governmentreligiousrunning I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging them to understand that Haiti does not need clever Americans with newly contrived schemes for saving their country. Tony Campolo cleverhomecountry
