Who is Tony Campolo

Anthony Campolo (born February 25, 1935) is an American sociologist, pastor, author, public speaker and former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo is known as one of the most influential leaders in the evangelical left and has been a major proponent of progressive thought and reform within the evangelical community. He has also become a leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which aims to put emphasis on the teachings of Jesus. Campolo is a popular commentator on religious, political, and social issues, and has been a guest on programs such as The Colbert Report, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect and The Hour.

Early life and education

Campolo graduated from Eastern College in 1956, and la...
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Tony Campolo Quotes

• I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.
• Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change.
• Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways.
• The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and political ideologies is that they have both the financial means and technological know-how to make widespread use of modern electronic forms of communication.
• 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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Comments about Tony Campolo

• Elizabethw46811: if marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?,tony campolo,government, why, nation ,
• Stuartmwrites: and if you’re more offended by jo saying ‘men in frocks’ than the actual story, i refer you to tony campolo.
• Wiltcherl: jesus never says to the poor: ‘come find the church’, but he says to those of us in the church: ‘go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned. tony campolo
• Davidblenko: putting religion and politics together is like mixing ice cream with horse manure. it doesn’t hurt the horse manure; it ruins the ice cream ~ tony campolo
• Cvcroninvejar: 2/3 the "bad guys" in this weird christofascist cosplay are screaming "verga!" in spanish, while they run around with guns (please don't be real guns!?!). it reminds me of the scandal that brewed after tony campolo said "shit" in church in 1982.

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