but we would not be able to go to church in Saudi Arabia as they haven't got any, their policy is churches are not welcome.
If we visit other countries we usually respect their laws.
2006-10-23 11:20:17 · 20 answers · asked by AndyPandy 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We have freedom of religion here, and they don't. Tolerance, however, is not forced in this country. It is something people do voluntarily. You do not have to be tolerant if you don't want to. If we visit other countries, we should respect their laws; if they visit our country they should respect our laws.
2006-10-23 11:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by sadiemylady 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking why the United States has a policy of freedom of religion when other countries don't?
If so, it is because the founders believed faith to be a matter of conscience, to be decided by each person, and built in protections meant to guarantee each person the right to chose and practice his or her own religion, or none at all.
whitehorse456: "be tolerant of individuals and on individuals rights to practice their faith, but do not be tolerant with respect to accepting and condoning false teachings that lead people away from truth and eternal salvation"
Who decides what is false? You? Your minister? You cannot say, "Be tolerant of my choice, but not others." It makes better sense to say, "Every person is free to seek, or not seek, the truth in his or her own way, so long as that search does not abridge anyone else's freedom to live and do the same."
2006-10-23 18:22:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For each and every person who makes the decision to be tolerant of all others no matter what race, religion, beliefs etc they have, there is another chance that they will then spread that belief to another person and another and so on and so on. As long as people are not harming others why should we care what they believe, we are just so scared of anything different. So YES we should all be tolerant of others, I mean do you like other people to tell you what to think and feel. The more of us that become tolerant the more peaceful the world will be.
2006-10-23 18:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by Lydjos 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do know that the Bible tells Christians to NOT be tolerant. But yet I see so many preachers teaching tolerance. The church I go to doesn't teach tolerance of other religions. It also teaches that it is ok to defend yourself when someone tries to harm you. But also, as a nation of many peoples, there is the freedom of religion. We as a nation should allow worship as long as it doesn't preach terrorism, murder, or child molestation and abuse and repression towards people, and/or the annihilation of any peoples.
2006-10-23 18:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by celticwarrior7758 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We live in a society with a secular government. Saudi Arabia is basically theocracy.
If we want a secular government then we should tolerate all religions. If you want a state where only one religion has any power then vote in a theocratic political party.
2006-10-23 18:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USA has freedom of religion and all countries do not have that.
False religion has pretty much taken over the world not just Muslim but ones who claim to love god but are hating their neighbors. Soon now the bible says that God will remove wickedness and those who cause it. Along with that false religion. I for one will be glad to see it go.
2006-10-23 18:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So just becuase Saudi Arabia doesn't do something we shouldn't either. What a shallow point of view. Although I agree that people should accept our way of life and not go out of their way to try and change it.
2006-10-23 18:23:25 · answer #7 · answered by uk_lad_2003 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's the thing... if we visit another country, we respect their laws. If something is prohibited in another country, then there's really nothing you can do about it (unless you gain citizenship over there and start a revolution).
Things are just different in different nations and cultures.
2006-10-23 18:24:29 · answer #8 · answered by Jason C. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, in the UK Christian churches are some of the nicest pieces of architecture we have to offer. It makes sense to retain some method of respect for these buildings, regardless of their uses. The same applies to Hindu and Buddhist temples, which are few and far between but similarly worth retaining for cultural and aesthetic value, and I haven't been in enough mosques or synagogues, but I'm sure they are places of antiquity in themselves.
2006-10-23 18:24:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Be tolerant, just don't water down the Gospel....be tolerant of individuals and on individuals rights to practice their faith, but do not be tolerant with respect to accepting and condoning false teachings that lead people away from truth and eternal salvation.
2006-10-23 18:24:59 · answer #10 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋