I'm looking for a church that practices christianity, while tolerating other religions as well. Is there such a thing?
2007-01-13 11:45:16 · 17 answers · asked by Not so looney afterall 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You may find an individual church (not a religion)that has no problem tolerating other religions but only on a limited basis. Unfortunately religion is very competitive especially when the collection basket is being passed around. Your best bet is a Uniterian Church.
2007-01-13 12:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by liberty11235 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you're looking for. If you're a Christian you believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven.
What do you mean by tolerate? The two commandments in the New Testament say we should love God and love our neighbor. You should love people of other religions, but loving the person doesn't mean that you love their religious choice.
God Bless!
2007-01-13 11:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Christianity was a new religion and is written with great dislike for other religions, with whom it was competing. It is very adamant about being the one and only way.
You might find an open-minded sect or church, but that'll be a local personality with its own take on the religion, and not an inherent part of the religion itself.
2007-01-13 11:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess that would depend on your definition of tolerance. In this world it seems to mean, keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone they're wrong. If that is what you mean, you won't find it in a Bible based church.
True Christianity teaches that we should love our neighbors and love our enemies, so there should be respect and love flowing to everyone. I know that as humans we are not always capable of that, but it is what Christianity is supposed to teach. Love does not mean that we can't tell people what the Bible says about Jesus being the ONLY way to Heaven. Telling them IS love.
2007-01-13 11:52:53 · answer #4 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as 'true tolerance' in any of the religions.
2007-01-13 11:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they are all intolerant of peolpe whose beliefs are different to their own. This creates problems for christians because they haven't agreed on many of the major tenets of their religion, thus creating disputes even within their religion.
If they can't accept each other, how could they accept an outsider?
2007-01-13 11:52:02 · answer #6 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Unity School of Christianity has no doctrines or creeds, and accepts EVERYONE! All religions are celebrated, along with the teachings of that Master Teacher, Jesus Christ.
Check out a joyful and inclusive congregation near you -- Come and share your higher consciousness with us!
We don't believe in converting anyone! Believe whatever you prefer! (this makes the Evangelicals hate us, and they call us a names because we refuse to hate anyone --strange, huh?
http://www.unityonline.org/
2007-01-13 11:53:46 · answer #7 · answered by Marc Miami 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are many churches that try to be open and start a dialog, but I wouldn't necessarily call it tolerance. It's just difficult to try not to convert you. When you have so much love for Our Savior it's hard not to want to share it.
Does that makes sense to you?
2007-01-13 11:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by Following the compass 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians don't kill people of other religions. Nor do we persecute them or belittle them or oppose them. We just disagree with their messages because they are not true and will keep people from God & from true life. We love the people, we just hate their lies. This is an important part of Christianity. For instance, if people are drinking poisoned water, love tells them the truth that the water is bad and will make them sick. Being quiet & saying nothing about the bad water because that may offend someone is evil and unloving. Political correctness is often unloving and leads to death.
2007-01-13 11:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Try the local Catholic church.
2007-01-13 13:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋