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Rescuing Jesus from the right (Nutcase Tony Campolo Cited As Role Model Religious Leader)
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel ^ | March 26, 2006 | Chauncey Mabe

Posted on 03/26/2006 3:57:48 PM PST by PJ-Comix

Dan Wakefield wants to make it clear that he is not calling for "holy war."

True, the title of his new book, The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate (Nation Books, $23.95), may sound like a shot across the bow of, oh, about half the churches in America.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: bookreview; clintonistas; danwakefield; greenwichvillage; religiousleft; tonycampolo
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To: keithtoo

I do think Tony was a bit polluted by his sociologist education.

But he's not quite as socialist as most of them are.

Still, I would like to see him much more conservative than he is.

Nevertheless, he still out Christians most Christians I know.


41 posted on 03/26/2006 6:14:22 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: connectthedots

I agree about telling Klintoon to resign.

Was quite unhappy with his counsel to Klintoon. But then, I don't know, really what it was. It was private.

So, I assumed things and felt bad at him from my assumptions.

Not very Christian, that.


42 posted on 03/26/2006 6:16:54 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: thehairinmynose
Why do you call him Tony Compost?

I don't think it's because Holy Spirit told him to.

43 posted on 03/26/2006 6:17:36 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: thehairinmynose

***He's nothing more than a modern-day Pharisee; judging others without knowing their hearts.***

Oh, you know his heart? Since, you judged him... I would not to conclude you are being Pharisaical.




Excellent point.


44 posted on 03/26/2006 6:18:22 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: connectthedots

I'm somewhat torn on such issues.

JESUS HIMSELF SAID, IF A BRO NEEDS A COAT AND YOU HAVE TWO--GIVE HIM ONE OF YOURS.

IF Christians really obeyed that, poverty would be cured. Of course, we'd have to do more--like community development and requiring and teaching to fish vs just receive handouts.

But Tony does that hard type of charity community development work.

Tony is passionate about helping the poor. Somehow, he seems to have much more of the heart of Jesus about it than the folks on this thread come across as having.


45 posted on 03/26/2006 6:20:22 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: Quix

Sheesh! Why not just put up the Tony Campolo Amazon links?


46 posted on 03/26/2006 6:21:13 PM PST by PJ-Comix ((Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: PJ-Comix

I wanted to note which ones had touched me most and had been the biggest aid and encouragement to my Christianity.

I don't notice anyone holding a gun to your head to read any of them.

Though you'd likely benefit if you did--that is, if you experienced some miracle of grace which allowed you to read them with a Holy Spirit discerning open mind.


47 posted on 03/26/2006 6:23:19 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: Quix
Perhaps the issue is to compare the Dominican Rep before and after Tony's group impacted it.

LOL! Tony Campolo...the Savior of the Domican Republic. And now I expect they will change the name of Ciudad Trujillo to Ciudad Campolo.

48 posted on 03/26/2006 6:23:33 PM PST by PJ-Comix ((Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: PJ-Comix

You seem to throw rocks very, very, very freely

and that without so much as 10% exammining the evidence.

I suppose you want us to believe that this is

CHRISTlike behavior on your part?


49 posted on 03/26/2006 6:26:31 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: connectthedots
... his "It's Friday, but Sunday's coming" sermon about Easter is very good;...

That indeed is one of the finest sermons I've heard. I did a search a couple of years ago and found the text on the internet.

One does not want to sit in the front row without an umbrella when Tony preaches.

He was spot-on with the preaching of the Gospel when I heard him back in the '80's. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw him with Billy Jeff at Brown's funeral. If I remember correctly, he was one of his 'spiritual advisors' during the Monica days.

50 posted on 03/26/2006 6:27:21 PM PST by Diver Dave
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To: Diver Dave

He's not very judgmental.

Tends to leave that up to Jesus.

But he can be fiercely stern and exacting, all the same--calling people to Jesus' standard as best as he can discern and articulate it.

How could we ask more of a believer?


51 posted on 03/26/2006 6:30:10 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: Quix
I don't recall the country--if he disclosed it. He mentioned the company, as I recall. But I've forgotten that. It may have been Gulf Western or Gulf something

You don't recall the country, and you don't recall the company. But you expect us to believe what is a transparent cock-and-bull story spun by a known leftwing sociopath. Stop wasting our time with this stupid crap.

52 posted on 03/26/2006 6:37:44 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard
You don't recall the country, and you don't recall the company. But you expect us to believe what is a transparent cock-and-bull story spun by a known leftwing sociopath. Stop wasting our time with this stupid crap.

Perhaps you'd be willing to point out to me which FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT you wrote the above out of???

53 posted on 03/26/2006 6:40:16 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: Quix
You seem to throw rocks very, very, very freely and that without so much as 10% exammining the evidence.

I examined Campolo very, very, very freely on video. And I felt like the shrink in the Gary Larson cartoon listening to a patient and writing on his notepad: "Just plain NUTS!!!"

54 posted on 03/26/2006 6:49:51 PM PST by PJ-Comix ((Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: PJ-Comix

Very curious given your screen name.

And, just one video?

Such harshness from one video.

Impressive.


55 posted on 03/26/2006 6:51:36 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: Quix

Um...many videos.


56 posted on 03/26/2006 6:55:45 PM PST by PJ-Comix ((Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: Quix

57 posted on 03/26/2006 6:58:56 PM PST by PJ-Comix ((Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: Quix
Look, Tony has a history of taking the left side in a large number of cases.


Has Tony uttered ANY critical response to the crap that his buddy Hugo Chavez has pulled, about kicking missionaries out of his country or is he of the "Jimmy Carter" religious ranks?
58 posted on 03/26/2006 7:13:01 PM PST by Mr. Jazzy (VPD of LCpl Smoothguy242, USMC, somewhere in Afghanistan)
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To: PJ-Comix

Difficult to explain

. . . apart from the glasses in front of your eyes or the screens behind them.

Amazing.


59 posted on 03/26/2006 7:15:21 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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To: Mr. Jazzy

Have said I'm not happy with his political stands.

Do you want me to write that 100 times before you believe it, or what?

I think your tidy boxes for reality are too small.


60 posted on 03/26/2006 7:16:36 PM PST by Quix (Work, PRAY, stand up and be counted while it is still day. The looming night descends increasingly)
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