Government Quote Generator

“ President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people? ”

~Tony Campolo

“ I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions. ”

~Tony Campolo

“ 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? ”

~Tony Campolo

“ From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. ”

~Tony Campolo

“ After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding. ”

~Tony Campolo

“ Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program. ”

~Tony Campolo