Is tolerance your umbrella?

Question

I try to be as much tolerant as I can but I think their is a very small hole in my umbrella. What about you?

Answer 1

You are lucky if your umbrella just has a hole in it, mine is just the handle and the spines.

I know that I should be more tolerant, Jesus teaches that, but I fall way short. I am so thankful that God forgives sin, because lack of tolerance is my forte.

It all relates to attitude. I not only need to pray each day, but several times a day, for a better attitude. I once heard a friend say,"I could be a Christian if I didn't have to drive a car.

Answer 2

Well, of course. I tolerate others, even if I don't agree with them here and there.

Toleration and tolerance are terms used in social, cultural and religious contexts to describe attitudes and practices that prohibit discrimination against those whose practices or group memberships may be disapproved of by those in the majority. Though developed to refer to the religious toleration of minority religious sects following the Protestant Reformation, these terms are increasingly used to refer to a wider range of tolerated practices and groups, such as the toleration of sexual practices and orientations, or of political parties or ideas widely considered objectionable.

The principle of toleration is controversial. Liberal critics may see in it an inappropriate implication that the "tolerated" custom or behavior is an aberration or that authorities have a right to punish difference; such critics may instead emphasize notions such as civility or pluralism. Other critics, some sympathetic to traditional fundamentalism, condemn toleration as a form of moral relativism. On the other hand, defenders of toleration may define it as involving positive regard for difference or, alternately, may regard a narrow definition of the term as more specific and useful than its proposed alternatives, since it does not require false expression of enthusiasm for groups or practices that are genuinely disapproved of.

Answer 3

I want to be tolerated for not tolerating anyone else!