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 | | From: | Christopher A. Lee | | Subject: | Re: Talking To Someone Upset About The Term Atheist | | Date: | Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:39:13 -0500 |
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 | On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:12:05 -0500, Earle Jones
wrote:
>In article , axlq@spamcop.net (axlq)
>wrote:
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>> In article <3L8TzC.A.BoK.f2CXBB@sol01.isp.gweep.ca>,
>> whistle wrote:
>> >I'm kinda getting away from the theory that I held when I was
>> >younger... that you need to respect the beliefs of other people, no
>> >matter how far-fetched they might be.
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>> Oddly, those who are most steeped in unquestioned faith feel the
>> same way. I actually saw a quote from one of these people saying
>> something like "Why should *I* be tolerant of other beliefs?
>> Showing tolerance is the same as admitting I'm wrong!"
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>This is perfectly logical to the believer. Nowhere in the Bible is
>one taught to respect or even to be tolerant of other religions.
However they are told to do as they would be done by.
Which means if they expect to be tolerated they should themselves show
tolerance.
Showing tolerance is _not_ the same as admitting they're wrong. It
means respecting the right of others to their beliefs because they are
just as sincerely held etc, even though they don't share them.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/rel_tol3.htm
>earle
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> "Nowhere in the scriptures will you find any encouragement to
>study, to learn, to enquire. Nowhere will you find any praise for
>intelligence. And nowhere will you find any doctrine that promotes
>respect for those of other religions."
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> --J. Smith-Slattery
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