Is Christianity Intolerant?

[Joshua-777]

Christianity is pretty tolerant compared to other religions.

We are tolerant because we do not kill people just because they are infidels, or because they do not believe in our religion. We do not kill hundreds of innocent people in the name of our God, we do not get angry and start murderous rampages everytime someone posts a picture of God or Jesus Christ on a wall or in a comic book.

Jesus was pretty tolerant from my perspective, and from what I have read. Sure, it seems pretty intolerant to a lot of people who do not approve of us, but in general I would never blow myself up for the sake of God. He gave me my life - so why waste it?

Good point, society seems to be getting more and more intolerant of Christians, not just by psycho religious murders, but also by the media, school system, ext. It's the whole separation of Church and state. For an example, there is a little league coach in Oregon, who prayed with the team before the game, someone in the crowd took offense, and he got fired. There is alot of Crazy stuff going on when it comes to tolerance.

Ironic enough, in the media, we are expected to tolerate sexual immorality, and various perversity, murder, ect. Yet in the media, it's always an offense to even speak of Jesus. Wheres the tolerance?

[Guest paul1975]

The Western idea of "tolerance for all views" is itself a very particular set of assumptions about reality that is then used as a criteria to determine who society will tolerate and who it won't. Our society has its own set of holy, unquestionable beliefs, like "the sanctity of choice". Many historic, traditional beliefs have only become "intolerant" in our society because of the new construction our liberal Western society puts on them.

It assumes that people do things not because of what they believe, but because they are Jews, Muslims, blacks or gays... they are immune to rational appeal. Therefore any religion that values its own truth ahead of tolerance is considered "over-attached" to their culture and "incapable of being rational".

Once a group has rejected tolerance as a guiding principle and opted instead for cultural imperatives of the church or tribe, it becomes a candidate for intolerance that will be performed in the name of tolerance"

[meliy]

Even as "intolerant" as some proclaim Christianity to be, Christianity still has the most tolerant, understanding and selfless followers in the world.

so so true!!

[seekingthegospeltruth]

Christianity is both tollerant and intollerant I suppose.

We accept the fact that there are other religions in the world, but don't accept them as being true.

[Massorite]

Yes, Christianity is intolerant, because it

[Massorite]

amen to that!

So the question is: what do we as christians need to do to become more intolerant of tolerance, and more tolerant of intolerance?

The answer to your question is real simple. Be a person of God according the word of God and live accordingly.

[Massorite]

if you think about there is a ton of intolerance in the world. When only one treatment will cure an illness, that is intolerant. The law of gravity is intolerant. Even those who pride themselves of being tolerant are often intolerant of those they believe to be intolerant

Good point Erich.

[Godfearer]

the whole tolerance theme is a ploy of the devil to force into acceptance in socioty Godlessness.

what "tolerance" is trying say: accept sin and allow it. dont rebuke it. to those who are blind this sounds "good" and "loving" which deep down is what mans heart desires.

tolerance is deception. is confusion.

we are commanded to love. not to "tolerate" sin

[Floatingaxe]

It is all about tolerance in modern society now. Trouble is, the most untolerated group of people are turning out to be Christians. Prophetic, eh?

[psalmone]

Hi, as christians we're not to tolerate anything less than our full inheritance in Christ. What does that mean?