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发帖数: 6300 | 1 Is Christianity Intolerant?
The Easter season often ushers in a period of cultural skepticism and
criticism of all things “Christian”. At times like this, the issue of
religious “tolerance” is sometimes raised and examined. Christians are
often called intolerant, especially when examined under a new definition of
tolerance that has emerged in our culture. How should we respond when people
call us “intolerant” simply because we refuse to embrace a particular
value or behavior?
FIRST: Help People Understand “Classic” Tolerance
YourDictionary.com says that tolerance is “a tolerating or being tolerant,
esp. of views, beliefs, practices, etc. of others that differ from one’s
own”. And when asked what it is to tolerate something, the same source says
that we ‘tolerate’ someone when we “recognize and respect (others’
beliefs, practices, etc.) without sharing them”. TheFreeDictionary.com says
that ‘tolerating’ is “to put up with” or “endure” something.
Now did you notice something here? In order for ‘tolerance’ to exist and
to be demonstrated, several things are required. Let’s take a look at the
list of pre-requisites for ‘tolerance':
1. Two or more people must exist
2. These folks must hold divergent views, beliefs or practices. In other
words, they must DISAGREE.
3. These same folks must endure one another. In other words, they cannot
eliminate each other even though they don’t embrace each other’s beliefs,
but must instead find a way to peacefully co-exist.
You see, ‘tolerance’, under this classic view, requires a disagreement.
Without the disagreement, ‘tolerance’ is not even possible. Now let’s
take a look at a new accepted view of tolerance that has emerged in our
relativistic culture.
NEXT: Help People See How The Definition of Tolerance Has Been Corrupted
Websters-Online-Dictionary.com begins to hint at the subtle shift in
definition when it describes ‘tolerance’ as “a disposition to allow
freedom of choice and behavior.” In its ‘Declaration on the Principles of
Tolerance’, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) defines ‘tolerance’ as “respect, acceptance and
appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of
expression and ways of being human.”
Notice the shift? The concept (and the actual word) ‘acceptance’ has been
added to the definition in a way that subtly transforms the classic
definition. This view promotes not that we must ‘endure’ each other in the
context of our disagreements, but that we must ‘accept’ and embrace each
other’s worldview as equally valuable and equally true. This current
definition of ‘tolerance’ could be stated in the following way:
Tolerance: “The act of recognizing and accepting the equal validity and
value of all views, beliefs and actions.”
FINALLY: Help People See the Self-Defeating Nature of the New Definition
This new definition of ‘tolerance’ cannot live up to its own standard.
What if I hold (and practice) the belief that ‘all views, beliefs and
actions are NOT equally valid and valuable’? Could the new, corrupted
definition of ‘tolerance’ tolerate my position? No, clearly my position
would be the one position that would have to be abolished in order for the
new, corrupted definition of ‘tolerance’ to be true. But rejecting my view
entirely would simultaneously reject the new definition itself. You see,
this corrupted view of tolerance simply cannot stand up under the weight of
its own standard. The world presently embraces a view of ‘tolerance’ that
is illogical, unsustainable and self-refuting.
It’s our job to help people think clearly about the issue of tolerance,
even as we continue to love and tolerate their opposing views (I mean that
in the ‘classic’ sense of tolerance!)
http://coldcasechristianity.com/2015/is-christianity-intolerant | m****h
发帖数: 1672 | | J*******g
发帖数: 8775 | 3 谢谢分享。
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【在 j*******7 的大作中提到】
: Is Christianity Intolerant?
: The Easter season often ushers in a period of cultural skepticism and
: criticism of all things “Christian”. At times like this, the issue of
: religious “tolerance” is sometimes raised and examined. Christians are
: often called intolerant, especially when examined under a new definition of
: tolerance that has emerged in our culture. How should we respond when people
: call us “intolerant” simply because we refuse to embrace a particular
: value or behavior?
: FIRST: Help People Understand “Classic” Tolerance
: YourDictionary.com says that tolerance is “a tolerating or being tolerant,
| o***1
发帖数: 592 | 4 一神教不可能宽容。 基督教宽容， 还会诅咒不信者下地狱吗？
of
people
,
【在 j*******7 的大作中提到】
: Is Christianity Intolerant?
: The Easter season often ushers in a period of cultural skepticism and
: criticism of all things “Christian”. At times like this, the issue of
: religious “tolerance” is sometimes raised and examined. Christians are
: often called intolerant, especially when examined under a new definition of
: tolerance that has emerged in our culture. How should we respond when people
: call us “intolerant” simply because we refuse to embrace a particular
: value or behavior?
: FIRST: Help People Understand “Classic” Tolerance
: YourDictionary.com says that tolerance is “a tolerating or being tolerant,
| p***x
发帖数: 318 | 5 嘴巴上说宽容，要爱敌人，实际上所做的事残酷无比，当然你也可以说他疾恶如仇。连
对爱他的忠诚信徒亚伯拉罕，都可以用那么残忍的方式来试验。
of
people
,
【在 j*******7 的大作中提到】
: Is Christianity Intolerant?
: The Easter season often ushers in a period of cultural skepticism and
: criticism of all things “Christian”. At times like this, the issue of
: religious “tolerance” is sometimes raised and examined. Christians are
: often called intolerant, especially when examined under a new definition of
: tolerance that has emerged in our culture. How should we respond when people
: call us “intolerant” simply because we refuse to embrace a particular
: value or behavior?
: FIRST: Help People Understand “Classic” Tolerance
: YourDictionary.com says that tolerance is “a tolerating or being tolerant,
| c**n
发帖数: 566 | 6 这是说对宽容的定义发生了变化吗？
FIRST里说：宽容的前提是“不同意”，有了不同意才有宽容存在。
而NEXT里说：韦氏辞典最新定义宽容即为“同意”双方意见都合理、有效。 |
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