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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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I am relatively sure, from conversations that I had with former president Bill Clinton, that George Bush seldom called upon him for advice.
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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 think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not have a biblical vision of God.
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I'm not convinced that Jesus only lives in Christians.
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Women have the same privileges and opportunities as men, given the New Testament.
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If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to be.
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As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for creating it.
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I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon was good for the poor people of America.
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The kingdom of God is a glorious and gigantic party!
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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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If we were to set out to establish a religion in polar opposition to the Beatitudes Jesus taught, it would look strikingly similar to the pop Christianity that has taken over the airwaves of North America.
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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.
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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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Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as the way you see your future.
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