Tony Campolo lobbies with religious left leaders for Gay, Transexual causes

Leaders from the religious left including Dr. Tony Campolo, President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, staged a collective lobbying effort in Washington D.C. on May 5.

According to the Institute on Religion & Democracy, "The day began with a lobbying training session at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church led by Burns Strider, former Director of Faith Outreach to then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign for president.

In a kick-off press conference in upper Senate park, HRC President Joe Solmonese led over 100 religious left clergy in calling for passage of H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and the inclusion of “gender identity” (transsexuality) into the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)."

Leaders taking part in the Human Rights Campaign sponsored demonstration were ministers from various liberal churches including, Unitarian Universalist Church, Metropolitan Community Church, United Methodist Church, Temple Kol Tikvah, and others.

In his speech, Dr. Tony Campolo said, "We Evangelicals who have such a high view of scripture should want justice for gays, lesbians and transgendered persons."