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What is the best way to end religious intolerance?

Is it a necessary fact of life? Is it taught from birth? Do you grow up learning it? Can you be converted away from it, without giving up your religious beliefs? I see no problems with the many types of religions on the planet. I only see problems with intolerance of others.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Everything serves its purpose in this life. I don't think it's religion that's the problem, but rather intolerance itself. Many people can disagree about any subject and be just fine. It is because people normally treat each other in a civil manner that we even notice intolerance at all. I think most intolerance stems from insecurity. Question is, how are you going to make people feel better about themselves? Once you've cured the world of their insecurities, then intolerance goes away. But I think given the fact that you notice bigotry at all, should show ya that it's a rare phenomena. You aren't numb to it, hence it's not an everyday or every minute thing for you.

    For me, once I realized that belief didn't matter, that it all belonged to God anyway, including my belief, it gave me a huge sense of peace in His control. People are caused to do the things they do every day by influences and past circumstances, all of which are authored by God Himself. So I get to rest with incredible peace of mind and tolerance for everyone and everything like never before. Maybe when we realize our insignificance, we can learn the same peace and tolerance.

  • 1 decade ago

    To end the religious intolerance, if possible, let everyone keep to his or her belief and stop judge-mental attitude and also stop criticizing others religion. Since it is difficult to have the same belief.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The ONLY way to promote tolerance is to spread knowledge. ONLY the closed minded and ignorant are intolerant and hatred just breeds more hatred.. And the ignorant and intolerant tend to breed more than the smart ones.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think a lot of you are clueless. Intolerance is not disagreeing, it is what the terrorists do. If not then you are being intolerant right now. Quit being so intolerant and hateful.

  • ENDH8
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Adopt the following 2 new commands:

    11) Thou shall unconditionally love and respect everyone: believer and non believer.

    12) Thou shalt not kill, murder, torture, destroy, hurt, maim, wound, argue, fight, rape, punish, disrespect, insult, kidnapp, etc etc any person (believer and non believer) or animal in my (ie Gods) name.

    These two new commands would hopefully cover any loop holes with respect to intolerance.

  • 1 decade ago

    by de-politicizing it. total separation of church and state, all over the world. and by keeping zealots and fanatics out of the limelight. anything faith-based is by definition impossible to prove, so one set of faith-based beliefs are as likely to be true or false as another. it's all a matter of personal preference, or should be, yet most people go along with the set beliefs of the tribe or community.the "sheep" connotation is very apropos.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Always start with yourself. Be accountable and forgive.

    Search your soul and focus on service rather than entitlement. Be an example. Model the lifestyle you'd like to see others follow. We can't preach what we don't live.

    Peace on your journey.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Prejudice is a found out habit, so tolerance could desire to learn till now toddlers the right thank you to be illiberal, or preparation could desire to take place to magnificent the unfairness. not all and sundry who belongs to a non secular business enterprise is illiberal of different religions, Buddhists, Pagans, etc, appreciate the ideals of others by way of fact they are taught to achieve this. information and respecting one yet another is likewise the magnificent element to do. additionally, gaining awareness of approximately diverse religious traditions help. It takes away the "us as against them" situation whilst they learn that we are all human beings. It additionally takes away the lack of understanding that spawns prejudices. there are a number of similarities interior of religions that cane be found out with slightly of attempt. finally, the "all and sundry who isn't in our team is damned" mentality desires to circulate away. Believers in basic terms could desire to stress with reference to the human beings interior of their very own religious team and not others. It would not situation them.

  • 1 decade ago

    it's not different religions so much as it's the individuals who wear their masks for different occasions... These are the people who are the "cosmetic chosen" until someone has a different opinion that is...

  • 1 decade ago

    Religion is the root of alot of problems.....

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