Toleration

[kittylover0991]

Hello everyone,

Once again, this is something that has risen from my public high school. No, praise the Lord, it is not from Comparative Religions class as that was only a semester course!!!

Anyways, within the walls of the program I am in)International Baccalaurette/IB), they are trying to enforce this thing called "Tolerance" for others in the areas of race/ethnicity, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. They are even planning on do a "Tolerance Workshop" at the end of this year becuase of the intolerance of students(at our school) within the IB Program.

I am wondering what everyone's views are on this matter...

With great confusion,

Crystal

[irishcowboy]

being tolerant of a person is ok, but not of their life style....

we are to love the people, the children, but WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT THEIR WAYS..........

they want it so we can not even voice our beliefs or ways, but yet they want us to accept and condone their beliefs and ways....

my say in this is

NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marnie]

Hang in there. Sad to say, multiculturalism is here to say. All you have to do is "tolerate" it.

[Guest Trever]

Hang in there. Sad to say, multiculturalism is here to say. All you have to do is "tolerate" it.

Are you people serious? Anyone heard of Nazi Germany? Multiculturalism is nothing but fantastic. I find these views disturbing.

Edited February 14, 2006 by Trever

[Smalcald]

It depends what is meant by tolerance.

In general true tolerance is a very good thing. But there is a difference between tolerance and acceptance. Unfortunately they often don't really mean tolerance, what they really mean is following our specific agenda of beliefs, and anyone who deviates from this specific agenda of beliefs is intolerant. It is simply another social engineering program with a specific outcome in mind, and if you deviate from this outcome you are intolerant.

In general you will get nowhere challenging these PROGROMS in the Higher Ed setting. I would seek a specific definition of tolerance though, just for your own edification. In the end no doubt they will sit around and talk about the intolerant Christians because of our religious beliefs found in the bible, and it will of course degenerate into a discussion about the need for Christians to give up our own beliefs about sexual purity, it is part of a long term agenda. But as long as we are aware we can at least know when we are being played.

[DaniJ87]

Hang in there. Sad to say, multiculturalism is here to say. All you have to do is "tolerate" it.

Are you people serious?

In my opinion though, being "tolerant" of culture does not involve as much as the world wants us to say- I can tolerate a culture (such as, a lifestyle from a different region of the world, or country), but this does not mean that I have to "tolerate" the things that they do which are against the Bible. It doesn't matter whether it's "cultural" or not- certain things are always wrong- like sexual immorality.

Also, we do have way too much "tolerance" speech... and the most ridiculous part of it is, they merely want to "tolerate" everyone BUT those who are followers of Christ.

Edited February 14, 2006 by Ovedya

[50_Cent's_dog]

Hang in there. Sad to say, multiculturalism is here to say. All you have to do is "tolerate" it.

Are you people serious?

In my opinion though, being "tolerant" of culture does not involve as much as the world wants us to say- I can tolerate a culture (such as, a lifestyle from a different region of the world, or country), but this does not mean that I have to "tolerate" the things that they do which are against the Bible. It doesn't matter whether it's "cultural" or not- certain things are always wrong- like sexual immorality.

Also, we do have way too much "tolerance" speech... and the most ridiculous part of it is, they merely want to "tolerate" everyone BUT those who are followers of Christ.

I agree with you.

[chicagoburbite]

Public institutions have the "love thy neighbor" part right (though not stated in those biblical terms). But they are teaching a step beyond loving, and are pushing for acceptance of behaviors we know to be sinful.

[Smalcald]

If tolerance means living in peace with everybody, then Christians have a direct command from the bible to do so. We must tolerate everybody; we must love everybody, regardless of what they do who they are, or what they believe.

However if tolerance means that we cannot preach the Word of God, that we cannot point out sin, then our own beliefs are what are not being tolerated, and that is the bottom line. The agenda is to force Christians to change what we preach, believe and say, that is the agenda, and that is what much of these tolerance programs are really about (although not always, some are indeed very good and needed).

For example I do not accept abortion, it is killing a child, I do not accept sex outside of marriage between a man and a women, it is sin, for these reasons alone I will always be called intolerant homophobic and anti-feminist, so it goes. The plan is not really to teach us to tolerate others outside of the faith; the plan is to meddle in our faith and our beliefs.

[gypc]

Mat 5:43"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Romans 12:9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

In other words......love all people and hate all sin