Why is tolerance a minority view in this forum? I doubt that most religious people are foolish intolerant fundamentalists. I doubt most atheists and agnostics are arrogant people tha disrespect things sacred to others. SO why does it seem like the extremists in both camps set the tone here?
2007-02-14 03:15:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I dont get why anyone could not be tolerant of anyone elses religion and why would someone try to change peoples religion. That isnt being tolerant. YOu bring up a great point. I would rather be spiritual more then religious.
2007-02-14 03:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by daisy322_98 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tolerance is fine, as long as what you're tolerating doesn't go against God's will. I can never tolerate sin, and if the issue being discussed is a sin, I can't tolerate it and say, "well, that's ok, the Bible was written a long time ago and its morals don't apply now."
Its morals do apply, the moral law doesn't change bc God's character doesn't change. There are some differences that I can and should tolerate to prevent dissension, however, other things I can't bc they go against God's will.
2007-02-14 11:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christians are not supposed to tolerate evil and wrong doctrine. Tolerance is viewed as a compromise to one's beliefs which is a sin in the eyes of many. America was founded on tolerance of all religions, not Christianity
2007-02-14 11:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you can be tolerant and still disagree, or have open discussions on the topics...but you hit the most important part here.
Tolerance means disagreeing respectfully.
2007-02-14 11:22:39 · answer #4 · answered by daisyk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because as has been stated many times before (sad to say)
A whole lot of questions/replies are meant to get a reaction or they are just the expressions of a very immature undereducated person.
2007-02-14 11:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The extremists in all camps set the tone everywhere.
That's just how it works.
2007-02-14 11:29:31 · answer #6 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tolerate everything? That is nuts. We all have a line of what we tolerate and what we do not. It is to your benefit to define where that line is. For me, faith is intolerable, because it is the road to death, it is the road to ineffectiveness which leads to helplessness, which leads to death ultimately. If death is your goal, than be intolerant of reason and the life that springs from effective living.
2007-02-14 11:22:03 · answer #7 · answered by Real Friend 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Tolerance stands for endurance or allowing pain to inflict. I can accept your being different from me but I cannot tolerate the difference if it is going to hurt me. If tolerance can be used as allowing each other the right to do his own business, I might buy it but I will not allow your business to hurt mine.
2007-02-14 11:29:19 · answer #8 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When one asks me to tolerate a Bronze Age view of the world I find it to be intolerable.
2007-02-14 11:20:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They know they can get away with it because there anonymous.People seem to love to belittle others.It makes a little man feel big ,but it only shows there bad side
2007-02-14 11:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋