For many activist Christians on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, Tony Campolo represents a breath of fresh air. Campolo, who lives with his wife in a suburb of Philadelphia, contends that the evangelical movement has been hijacked by the religious right.

RADNOR -- Many are called, but few seem to have the passion that drives Evangelical Baptist minister Tony Campolo, who for close to five decades has ministered to presidents and the world’s poorest. Campolo, a professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University who also served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, has breathed life into his ministry by advancing social causes for much of his career as a clergyman, author, educator and speaker.

POTTSTOWN -- For both Tony and Peggy Campolo, outspoken Christians wrestling to reconcile the teachings of their faith with the realities of being gay in today’s America, their journey began in high school.

Campolo not afraid to take on topics of controversy

Christian College Ignoring 'False Teacher,' Says Pennsylvania Group

Toledo Blade, Aug. 2, 2003