But I think it's up to a lo... by Tony Campolo, an American Clergyman

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“But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government.”

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Name: Tony Campolo

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: 1935

Profession: Clergyman

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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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I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment.

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

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That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you become legally connected. You have a civil union there. Then, if you're religious, you go down to the church, and the church blesses the union. That gets the problem solved.

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I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people.

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