Tolerance
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[edit] religioustolerance.org
http://www.religioustolerance.org/index_about.htm.
We believe that:
- Religions are very different.
- Religions teach very different perceptions of God.
- Some religions and their followers have committed terrible atrocities.
- All religions cannot be absolutely true.
- This site describes both the positive and negative aspects of religions.
bullet We describe all sides of each controversial topic, from abortion, to physician assisted suicide, including capital punishment, evolution & creation science, and homosexuality.
We define "religious tolerance" differently from some people:
- To be tolerant does not require that we accept other beliefs as true.
- By religious tolerance, we mean that everyone - Christians, Jews, Muslims, Wiccans, and others -- should be able to follow their own religious beliefs and practices freely.
- Religious diversity is increasing throughout North America. We need to develop a religiously tolerant culture, or the U.S. and Canada are headed for disaster.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/evan_dis.htm.
[edit] What "religious tolerance" is not -- (at least not on our web site):
By "religious tolerance" we do not mean that everyone must accept other religions as truth. We can believe that members of another religion are hopelessly deluded, and still support their right to enjoy religious freedom.
We do not teach that all religions are the same. They are quite different. We do not teach that all religions are simply different paths to the same God. They clearly are not. They teach very different paths to different gods and goddesses. They have entirely different beliefs about deity, religious belief, sexual behavior, family structure, etc.
[edit] Some of our policies:
We feel that the best way to counteract religious intolerance is through education. Thus, we try to explain the full range of religious beliefs and practices. On our essays which deal with Christianity, we describe the beliefs of both conservative and liberal Christians. We some times also describe the belief of first and second century Christians as well. Similarly, on controversial topics involving religion, like abortion access and equal protection for homosexuals, we explain all sides to each topic. These policies make us a very different religious web site. Almost all the others promote a single point of view.
