Are there differences between the different churches regarding tolerance and peace?

Question

By different churches I mean e.g. Catholics, Baptists, Adventists.... I see that there are differences between Christians regarding their views on tolerance and peace and I would like to know if that are just personal opinions or it has something to do with the "branch" of Christianity. I am intererested in how tolerant they are towards atheists and people who believe in other religions, how much do they concentrate on these ideas that Jesus died for the human sins and that there was no way to salvation but to believe in this, what is their opinion about Bush and his wars, how far do they try to follow teachings of non-violence, charity and forgiveness from the gospel and what are their opinions about Jews.

I live in Germany and here there are mainly Catholics and Lutheran Protestants and I see that Catholics are generally "stricter" than Protestants, but none of them is as radical as the American Christians whose opinions I read here on Yahoo answers, and I would like to know what are the differences within America in this regard. For example because Catholics in Germany are not as radical as much of what I read here on this website I think maybe such churches like Baptists that are common in America are the most radical.

People you don't have to write me in book format, I just tried to give an impression of what kind of things I am interested in this regard, you don't need to reply everything in detail.

Answer 1

Yes,there's a difference regarding tolerance and peace. Some Christians give both their personal opinions and what they were taught from their churches. Some Christians cannot tolerate atheists because of their atheistic propaganda but they do tolerant other religions. Christianity is all about Jesus and how he died for human sins and there isn't no other except thru Jesus Christ. I believe some Christians still support Bush but some don't. Christianity and other church are non-violent non-profit organizations that seek nothing but peace and tolerance. Some Churches accept everyone especially those of a different race,culture and religion. Jews are accepted if they are open minded to Jesus teachings.

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Answer 2

Not all Baptist are radical. No one should assume all Baptist are alike, especially if one is viewing the news lately with the radical people from Westboro Baptist Church (I believe that is the name who do protests and have that hate-filled website). Most Baptists are "nothing" like those people. That is a nut-filled church, just like was stated on Fox TV last night. One of the guys, I'm not sure if it was Hannity or the other guy even told the lady from Westboro Baptist that God was going to "smite" her.

I am a protestant Christian. As for me and my family and other Christians I know, we do not believe in any type of violence whatsoever, do not participate in rallies against other religions. We do believe God's saving grace and love, forgiveness, and charity toward others. I don't go door to door trying to save people, nor does the church I attend, however we will share the love of Jesus Christ and His free gift of salvation to those who are interested, without being forceful in any way if one does not want to hear the message.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

The reason for the mass differences is because of personal opinion.

Jesus came and taught one faith, and instituted one church. In our christian history, it is a known fact that for 1,500 years after the death of Christ, the only christian church in existence was the Roman Catholic Church (one faith, one church). It wasn't until about the year 1500 when a split in Christianity occurred known as the Protestant Reformation. From there it has continued to fracture (on the protestant side) until we have what we have today. The Catholic Church, however, does love the protestants and considers them our brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Church teaches love, tolerance, and peace for all human beings. What has happened is a lot of people have decided to pick and choose what they like or don't like about Christ's teachings, start a bunch of movements and/or churches, adding to the confusion.

Remember: Christ taught one faith, one church.

Understand also, that there is a difference between tolerance and permissiveness. As catholics, we understand that everyone has the right to believe whatever they want to (right or wrong), and that right must be respected. However, we are not permissive of sin. I can respect another person's right to be an atheist, but I will not tolerate that person committing a sin, like stealing or hurting someone else.

We also believe that we must love each other as Christ loved us. This means helping each other (charity), and forgiving a wrong. If we do not do this, we cannot call ourselves christian.

I hope this helps.

God bless.

Answer 4

To answer the question, it's probably best to separate the two.

Regarding Peace - I know of no Christian subset that endorses violence. Catholics and Protestants have all long-since condemned our behaviour during the Middle Ages and Rennaisance. The Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury, Lutherans, Presbyterians, etc., all condemn violence and advocate forgiveness, not revenge. Example - the Sudanese nun who's last words were to forgive the men who shot her.

Tolerance is a loaded term. In it's strictest definition, simply agreeing to disagree without resorting to violence or character assassination is tolerance. However, these days, opposing groups tend to define "tolerance" as "agreeing with me." But considering that the Pope just hosted all the Muslim leaders in Rome for lunch? The the Archbishop of Canterbury meets with Druids for conversation? Lutheran pastors invite Jewish rabbis to seminars? The conversation is definitely improving within the Christian Church. In fact, a recent news series outlined the explosive fascination with Jewish tradition inside the Christian faith. Christians have turned from hostility towards Jews to honestly wanting to know more and understand them.

I'm not touching Christian-Muslim relationships. It's just too politically charged to have a sane conversation.

Answer 5

I am a follower of Jesus Christ and His teachings (which were His Fathers teachings) in the Holy Bible. I attend a non-denominational Spirit filled Church.

We (Christians) are supposed to go out and spread the "Good New" ((which is the Gospel of Jesus)). It is your decision to believe it. We are not to brow beat or kill anyone for not believing or for having different beliefs. Once we have given the truth; you have choices.

As for salvation (I think you are asking about different paths to God-correct me if I'm wrong) John 14:6 Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me." Salvation is that simple. It is done through grace, not being earned. God gave us this free gift.

Bush and his wars? I'm glad we are fighting terrorists! They (Islamic terrorists) have been killing Americans (not just soldiers but civilians, too) for more than two decades. We have done nothing about it until after 9/11. Freedom isn't free by any means. I am proud of our soldiers and ALL they have done for us!

I may not always agree with my government...but I love our soldiers!

We do not teach violence and yes we are willing, 100% to fight for our beliefs, freedom and country.

We (my church) have missionaries on every continent. We support missions, orphanages even outreach to the surrounding communities. We help where we can with programs and outreach to the local community.

My church teaches forgiveness; as it does in the New Testament.

We support the Jewish community locally and in Israel. They are God's chosen people. We are also His children (graphed into the family by the grace of God). The living God is a covenant keeping God. His is loyal to His covenants and His children.

Answer 6

properly, inland Georgia is totally no longer tormented by skill of hurricanes, and is not any longer a twister-companies area, and hasn't been tormented by skill of any important earthquakes (i don't have self belief it became tormented by skill of the tremendous one which hit the recent Madrid section). the only component about Georgia is that it really is been hit with a water furnish disaster. Water is a warm commodity in Georgia.

Answer 7

Trouble is, church denominations are made up of individuals. They are influenced, not only by their pastors and fellowships, but by the media and other secular influences.

Quakers and Friends are synonymous with pacifism since their founding, however.

Answer 8

All christian churches and two factions of Islam
are very narrow minded and blinckered.
See the Buddhists and Hindus an open religion.

Answer 9

Do you want this answer in book format or what?