Tony Campolo and the Future of the Religious Right

[Joanne98]

Popular Christian scholar, writer and speaker Tony Campolo is a professor at Eastern University. His tenure as a known Christian ethics expert is well recorded around the nation. By request, Christian Ethics Today magazine got Tony to write a brief article about the future of the Religious Right movement in the land. The winter edition carries the story. Tony predicted that the movement would have a steady increase in contrast to those who say the movement is dead.


Tony stated " ...Religious Right Evangelicals who will dominate both the image and practices representing Christianity to the general public for the next 50 years." Campolo lists two reasons why the movement will continue to flourish. For one, the financial means and technological known-how are in place and well organized. He wrote there are more than 1500 radio stations who promote the agenda of the Religious Right in the nation. Also on board is the National Religious Broadcasters which is consistently bashing President Obama and promoting an economic agenda championed by the right. Tony names Fox News commentators as obvious brokers in the national hysteria.
The professor claims many pastors across the nation have been silenced when they attempted to speak out against the likes of the religious movement. Some have been forced from their pulpits when their views did not coincide with that of Christian talk radio. (Tony evidently doesn't think it is that Christian.)
The second reason given is the fact that laypersons connected to the Religious Right have found their way into power structures. They influence who speaks at conferences and who writes the books at Christian publishing houses. The popular speaker notes that the internet passes along false rumors about more traditional Christians who find their opportunities for publishing, speaking, and employment limited. He concludes his article with the warning, ", and for the next several years, the Religious Right will reign supreme."

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2011/2/21/144226/618/Front_Page/Tony_Campolo_and_the_Future_of_the_Religious_Right

[samplegirl]

1. Great Post...

You don't know how much I needed this post this morning.
I'll send this off to an Aunt who is very much a part of this.

[jberryhill]

2. I'd love to see a discussion between Campolo and Franky Schaeffer /nt