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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.

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
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I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.
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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 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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