Quotes from Tony Campolo

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

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?

When there is conflict between what God requires and the demands of the government, each of us has an important decision to make concerning taxes.

Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.

That a new humanity will be brought forth from this Christ consciousness in each person.

My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work.

Protestants so often confuse being Republican with being Christian.

What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.

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.

As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for creating it.

What we need to affirm is that Jesus is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. Whenever we marry Jesus to a political party, we are committing the sin of idolatry. We are making Jesus into the image of our political party.

Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.