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An evangelical is somebody who, first of all, has a very high view of Scripture, believes it's an infallible message from God.

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
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The gospel is not about... pie-in-the-sky when they die. ... It is imperative that the up and coming generation recognize that the biblical Jesus was committed to the realization of a new social order in this world.... Becoming a Christian, therefore, is a call to social action.
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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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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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It has been said that people never do evil with more enthusiasm than when they do it in the name of God.
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I don't know how your theology works, but if Jesus has a choice between stained glass windows and feeding starving kids in Haiti, I have a feeling he'd choose the starving kids in Haiti.
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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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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?
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I don't doubt that God can bring good out of tragedies, but the Bible is clear that God is not the author of evil!
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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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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.
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Women have the same privileges and opportunities as men, given the New Testament.
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The Jesus of the Scripture transcends all nations and calls all nations into judgment.
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Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving to poor people.
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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 them to understand that Haiti does not need clever Americans with newly contrived schemes for saving their country.
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One of the most startling discoveries of my life was the realization that the Jesus that I love, the Jesus who died for me on Calvary, that Jesus, is waiting, mystically and wonderfully, in every person I meet. I find Jesus everywhere.
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My theology is such that the God who loves Israel and will not forsake Israel - which is why I want to see Israel have a secure nation with secure borders - also loves the Palestinians.
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Let us preach Christ, let us be faithful to proclaiming the Gospel, but let's leave judgment in the hands of God.
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The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the two defining issues in the evangelical community these days. I'm sure that these hot buttons will be pushed, time and time again.
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Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
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Lies and distortions can be spread, via the Internet, in an inexpensive way, and the effects are astounding.
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