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Tony Campolo is an American pastor and public speaker known for his inspiring speeches and advocacy for social justice. Born on February 25, 1935, he holds honorary doctorates from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary in New York. Campolo has had a wide-ranging impact in the religious and social sectors, with his writings and speeches inspiring countless individuals, particularly in the areas of social justice and religious faith.

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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 us physically. Sometimes depression is simply the result of exhaustion.”

Mind Sometimes States Facts Spiritual Results Conditions Happenings Psychological Affected State Of Mind Exhaustion

Author:Tony Campolo

“I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.”

Thinking States Justice United United States

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

Should States Institutions

Book:Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics

Source: Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics

“But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and child in Iraq, shouldn't we at least be doing the same thing for every man, woman, and child in the United States?”

Ifs Men Children States United United States Iraq Medical Every Man Providing Men Women Coverage

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“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.”

States Religious Radio Available Stations Southern Preaching Listeners Belts Old Time Radio Stations

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“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 establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people.”

People Ifs Want States Would Be Justice Israel Breathing Necks Palestinian Moderates

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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.”

Want Should States Together Church Rights Ought Couple Fit Unions Bless Legal Rights

Author:Tony Campolo

“When you listen to Christian radio stations - and there are thousands of them now in the United States - and when you listen to Christian television networks - and there are thousands of Christian television shows across the country - they are all politically right.”

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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 as long as fifteen minutes, until I find my soul suspended in what the ancient Celtic Christians called a “thin place”–a state where the boundary between heaven and earth, divine and human, dissolves. You could say that I use the name of Jesus as my koan.”

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“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?”

Ifs States Government Nations Church Institutions Sacred Separation Church And State Separation Of Church And State

Book:Red Letter Christians (Large Print 16pt)

Source: Red Letter Christians (Large Print 16pt)

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Born: February 25, 1935
Known for: Pastor
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