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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.

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
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