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Finally, to better appreciate this position, let us imagine what would have happened to the great Jesus Christ if after his family fled to Egypt, he had been treated with contempt. Also if the great prophet Mohammad had not been tolerated by the people of Medina after been harassed by the people at Mecca; would there have been a religion called Islam today?
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Enefe Ejiro Donald was born and raised from a humble background. I appreciate and advocate for equity, justice fairness and world peace. I look forward with eagerness to that day when the world will be a better place for all to live in...we can all work it out...the lil contributions from every citizens of the world can help achieve this dream
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This is Great Oke Rotimi | Oct 12th, 2003
This is very informative and very enlightening.
It is very certain that we need to tolerate ourselves in other to make peace with one another.
This is a nice one Donald. keep it up
____Rotimi omo iya shade
This is wonderful and indeed great neba princewill | Dec 19th, 2003
The issue of intolerance is a great problem in our todays world especially with the diversity in religious faiths.
l will want you to keep on with the ideas
neba princewill
Charu J. | Aug 31st, 2007
It's great that you wrote about tolerance, which is very much needed these days. Check out these books which might interest you:
1.) Muhammad and Jesus: A comparison of the Prophets and Their teachings; William E. Phipps.
2.)Jesus and Buddha: the parallel sayings; by Marcus Borg
Brendan | Oct 13th, 2008
Interesting points. I am not as well versed in world religious studies as you, but I agree with what you said. Jesus came to be our Savior-following God's will by dying on the cross for us and raising again on the third day. The Bible clearly says that a prophet will be rejected in his home town. This can be seen with Jesus, his disciples, and others all throughout history. Herod felt that Jesus, the Messiah, was a threat to his throne, thus having the male babies killed. Religious intolerance can be traced, for the most part, to the beginning of mankind. People/Society does not get over the fact that, even if extreme, there are certain belief systems. This led to the Religious Wars and can be seen throughout all history. The Reformation was not as much an uprising(atleast at first), than a faithful man addressing issues that were not Biblical. It led to hostilites because the church leaders and others would not be proven wrong, even if it meant murdering. The Reformation ended on a quick note in that key leaders were quickly excommunicated or executed. This then only led to more intolerance and problems.
Michael McCormick | Oct 14th, 2008
The world contains a countless number of religions and variations of religions. Even if religions as a whole strive to follow an example of toleration, not every individual will be pleased at once. It is the nature of those with strong ideas to want to discuss and disagree with others. That is okay, but before things get out of hand, those with conflicting views just need to agree to disagree. Toleration should be a goal that is always in mind. In the article, you stated "If every man should follow this example, we can be sure that problems of religious wars and crises would be put to rest." Unfortunately throughout time, not everyone has followed this example. Like you said, Jesus Christ was brutally murdered. In the next millennium, the Crusades were not a pretty sight. Israel and Palestine have been in conflict with each other for decades. On September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists, not the country of Iraq as some misinformed people believe, attacked the United States (...why have we been fighting a war for 5 years in Iraq???). Does the fact that Muslims attacked the U.S. mean that I should hate all Muslims? Of course not, I am a tolerant person. A small group of people do not share the beliefs of an entire religion. The best solution for everyone is to become educated about other individual's differences
Kourtney | Oct 14th, 2008
I don't know if I agree or disagree with you on this artlice. The only thing I know is there shouldn't be wars over religion. It doesn't matter what religion or belief someone uses, there will always be a heaven and a hell. So what is the point in having religious wars? That's what I think about religion tolerance and it's implications. While others think differently about the situation.
Andrew McCormick | Oct 14th, 2008
I completely agree with your assessment of religious intolerance in the world. More recent examples of this ridiculous prejudice and hatred are evident in my nation’s upcoming Presidential election. The Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, has been slandered by some members of the media for being “Muslim”. My question is, “Why is this even an issue?” and “Why should calling someone Muslim be taken as an insult?” Barack Obama is NOT a follower of Islam; he is a Christian. But even if he was, why should his religion be discriminated against? In America, we have freedom of religion, so my country and I should start behaving as though we intend to protect this right. According to our founding documents, a Muslim-American has just as much right to be President as a Christian-American or a Deist, or a Jew, or an Agnostic… etc. Regarding your comment about “insolence toward each other’s religion has given rise to truculent activities” and consequently “religious wars”, I agree totally. Most vividly in my mind, I see the Crusades. Supposedly fought in the name of God, these vicious battles between Christians and Muslims laid the pathway toward modern-day hatred, beheadings, and other heinous acts. My wish on the topic is that all Christians would follow the examples and teachings of Jesus Christ and that Muslims would follow the examples and teachings of Mohammad. Worrying less about who is correct and spending more time following one’s religion would severely reduce religious intolerance across the world. Additionally, I see it illogical for Jews, Christians, and Muslims to even consider controversy with one another. After all, these three monotheistic religions all stemmed from one man and his children. I’m no biblical scholar, but I don’t think Abraham would approve of such bickering and violence.
Zachary James | Oct 16th, 2008
I agree with the idea that religious intolerance should be stopped and your article as a whole, but there are a few points I would like to add. One is that events such as the Protestant Reformation are inevitable extensions of free thought. Prior to the invention of the printing press, the Catholic Church was preaching its message to people who were largely illiterate and incapable of reading the Bible and interpreting it for themselves, so those people were forced to accept the Church’s teachings. Once people began to become more literate and form their own opinions on the Bible, it was inevitable that everyone would view it slightly differently, and some influential people would view it differently enough to begin new sects of Christianity, which leads me to my second point. Everyone, even within the same sect of a religion, views religion and its practice slightly differently because people have their own unique thoughts and ideas. Because of that, everyone probably disagrees with 99% of the world on at least one aspect of religion. The major problem doesn’t come from these disagreements, but the fact that people are often unable to separate the views they disagree with from the people who hold them. There are many people who, without taking the time to know him or his ideas, might assume that a person like Gandhi was automatically a bad person because he did not hold their same views on religion. It is clear from a religiously neutral perspective that Gandhi was a quality human being, but few people are ever able to take that religiously neutral perspective, and that is one of the major problems in the world.
Colin Gould | Oct 19th, 2008
I agree thoroughly with the points you make about religious intolerance in your essay. I
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