People seem to think they are so tolerant but they are really not. They simply have a tolerance of conveience. They easily focus on something they accept but others may not, but are hypocritical in all the other things they do not accept but do not address.
2006-07-25 04:10:47 · 18 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
who here claims they are tolerant of the narrow, arrogant viewpoints of many Christians? The criticism is pretty strong.
2006-07-25 04:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by starcow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. Too often, the champions of "tolerance" only extend that noble goal to ideas, opinions, and lifestyles that are agreeable to them.
But just you dare to disagree with them, and then all of a sudden the "tolerance" crowd gets noticeably hostile and intolerant.
The Israel-Hezbollah conflict has brought all the anti-religious nuts out of the woodwork. This conflict has given them an excuse to trot out their tired old lines about religion causing violence and division and how it should be outlawed.
They don't really care about violence and division -- if they did, they'd realize that The State has been far more responsible for death and atrocities than any other institution on earth, and they would take The State to task for it.
But they never do. They only do this with religion -- not because they really care about violence and war, but because they need a few rocks to throw at something that teaches things they just don't want to hear.
Religion teaches things that just don't jive with these folks' beliefs and lifestyle -- so they need to defame and discredit it by saying things about how religion supposedly causes all this war and violence.
But some of us can see right through this like a cheap shower curtain.
2006-07-25 11:19:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tolerance, well see people can be tolerant but when asked about religion or faith they can only answer according to their own. and often to the one who believes opposite to then they take it as a personal attack. For example If someone asks me if I think Jesus is God I say no because I am Muslim. And often they get angry because they can not convince me and then the human nature takes over and we fall short of God and become intolerant. So the way to be tolerant to each other is to either leave religion out of it or accept that another believes differently than you do. "I worship not that which you worship, Nor will you worship that which I worship, And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping Nor will you worship that which I worshipping, To you be your religion, and to me my religion." That is it in a nut shell.
2006-07-25 11:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by Simple Monotheist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tolerance depends on your perspective. Unfortunately, no one on the planet today is as tolerant as Jesus. He only said, Repent and come to me.
Too many people on all sides of the religious discussion cannot accept others for what they are. It's something I've often said about Christians - before you pull the splinter from your brother's eye, remove the log from your own
2006-07-25 11:13:55 · answer #4 · answered by wiregrassfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know some very hypocritical Christians who preach tolerance, but are themselves very close minded. But hypocrisy is not limited to Christians....I think it is a human trait. We are all guilty of it.
Ever heard the phrase: "When you are pointing the finger there are four pointing back at you" ?
Just another example of why no group should be stereotyped.
2006-07-25 11:15:07 · answer #5 · answered by Miss. A. Laneous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is human nature...Christians, Atheists, Agnostics, Hindus, Wiccans, Muslims, and every other spectrum on the religious rainbow---virtually everyone is intolerant at one time.
It all goes down to how we are perceived. I believe it's easier to like a person of a different race who agrees with you on issues than it is to like a person who is from a different viewpoint.
To take an Indian proverb...walk a mile in their mocassins. So often, we make judgments about people based on limited informaiton. And we need to understand that person and what makes them come to that decision.
2006-07-25 11:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-25 11:17:32 · answer #7 · answered by wisam z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a pretty tolerant guy. I'll even let the rhetorical nature of your question slide.
2006-07-25 11:12:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please tell us more about this judgement you are passing on others.
Oh, and then follow up by telling me that YOU are the one who is tolerant.
I'm getting a good laugh out of this, even though you broke my irony meter.
2006-07-25 11:13:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether a person professes themselves a Christian or not, they aree still people, with all the potential evils, weaknesses, failings, and prejucides of any other human being.
2006-07-25 11:13:00 · answer #10 · answered by Rjmail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋