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In reply to the discussion: Agree or disagree - Religious Tolerance is an worthwhile individual value [View all]Warpy
(111,700 posts)6. Tolerance of the Hindu next door and the Methodist across the street
is a whole different animal from tolerance of the religiously ingrained sexual violence toward little girls in the Warren Jeffs branch of the FLDS.
I might think any person's religion is a bunch of hooey but I will tolerate his or her right to believe it as long as it isn't being used to hurt people.
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el_bryanto
Jan 2014
OP
It only gets tricky if you assume that I am suggesting that Religious Tolerance
el_bryanto
Jan 2014
#44
Tolerance and civility, like so many things, start at home. We can all be role models.
pinto
Jan 2014
#39
I think there is a danger in treating a belief system, with which one disagrees, as mental illness
LeftishBrit
Jan 2014
#67
I don't respect beliefs, nor do I tolerate them, I respect the rights of people to their beliefs...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2014
#79