Tolerance = love?
- August 05, 2002
- 3 comments
In this Times Online letter to the editor, a man suggests that Christianity will only grow if it embraces a more tolerant attitude towards myth. This is typical politically correct banter. False doctrines and teachings always scream the loudest for tolerance. They do this because they know they can never stand up to scrutiny, so they demand openness and tolerance in order to survive. They demand tolerance for everything except intolerance.
These days, people mistake love for tolerance and acceptance of everything. So if the church doesn’t accept all forms of doctrines, then it must not be loving. This is skewed logic. I guess a parent who doesn’t want their kid getting into drugs is unloving. People who condemn suicide bombers are unloving and intolerant. If you disagree with my viewpoint, then you must be full of hatred and intolerant. Any form of disagreement is hatemongering. This kind of thinking is relatively modern, and cripples the society that allows it to take root.
link: Times Online
via: dangerousmeta!
I actually find the institutionalized church to be irrelevant. I haven’t attended a church service in years because, to me, they seemed out of touch with where the world is at and are constantly spewing out the same old teachings that everyone can recite by memory anyway. That or they are teaching Biblically incorrect ideas and concepts. They only teach a tiny fraction of what the Bible contains and what Christianity is really about. In my opinion, THAT’s why the church is losing people. They have nothing solid to offer people who are looking for real answers, not a pat on the back and a smile. But, Chrisitianity has tons to offer if presented in its true form, based on what the Bible actually says, not on what we want it to say.
hey, chris. first off, i like your blog … i prefer lively relationships with folks who aren’t afraid to explore differing viewpoints without calling names. after years of blogging, it’s a rare quality to find, and you’ve got it.
for this item, my reason for posting it was a link i hit about two months ago, mentioning that england may become the first secular nation. church attendance is way down, and religion may be considered irrelevant there. i don’t have the entire article at my fingertips; my archives are in a woeful state at the moment. if i can find it, i’ll mail it to you.
obviously, the church of england needs to do what they can to encourage people to join. by becoming tolerant of agnostics and other faiths, it seems this one clergyman believes they can do that. ‘detente’ rather than ‘war’ with the opposing beliefs, i guess.