In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.

Quote by Tony Campolo

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Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as...

Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as...

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor...

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor...

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is...

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is...

Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving...

Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving...

That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you...

That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you...

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country...

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country...

When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community...

When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community...

Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't...

Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't...

I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not...

I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not...

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that...

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that...

The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the...

The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the...

I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all...

I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all...

I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university...

I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university...

Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to...

Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to...

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater...

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater...

I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists...

I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists...

I think there are other issues that the Democrats could use to rally evangelicals. There...

I think there are other issues that the Democrats could use to rally evangelicals. There...

So after the Lewinsky scandal, everything changed, and we moved from using the Bible to...

So after the Lewinsky scandal, everything changed, and we moved from using the Bible to...

When leading evangelicals say terrible things about Islam, evil things about Islam, terrible things about...

When leading evangelicals say terrible things about Islam, evil things about Islam, terrible things about...

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a...

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a...