Religion
In reply to the discussion: An Atheist Muslim's Perspective on the 'Root Causes' of Islamist Jihadism... [View all]Meshuga
(6,182 posts)I personally do not tolerate a belief system that condemns gay people as abomination or that treats women like second class citizens. And, being Jewish, I am certainly intolerant of anti-Semites. I tolerate the fact that they live among us and are part of our society but I do not tolerate their anti-semitism.
No one is saying that you are "not pluralistic enough" for being upset that we don't take action on the environment because of beliefs that a god will fix everything. Why should you or I tolerate such belief that we see as harmful?
All I was saying in my previous post is that it takes an authoritarian power to force a belief or ideology by all means necessary. There are obvious examples of violence committed because of religious authoritarianism. But that doesn't mean that only religion is capable of this or that all religion is authoritarian.
You may see Muxin and I disagreeing about religion and beliefs but there is no need for a louder microphone or violence for us to co-exist. In fact, we don't even care about our differences regarding religious beliefs (or lack of beliefs) so tolerance doesn't even enter the equation.
In contrast, I have to tolerate a homophobe whom I find abhorrent to live in our society since we live in a democracy.
But that doesn't mean that I have to be tolerant of his/her belief.