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 Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:12 pm
That's an interesting thought. I'm Unitarian Universalist, but I don't really know how to react to such situations. If it helps any, whether you tolerate intolerance or not, I'm sure that other Unitarians won't think any less of you.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:20 pm
I'd say to tolerate the intolerance, just because otherwise you're going to get accused of hypocrisy. A lot.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:44 pm
I just want to make sure that everyone is clear on this.
just because you tolerate intolerance, doesn't mean:
1. you think they're correct.
2. you are not allowed to stand against them, and punish those who do intolerate.
When one tolerates intolerance, it simply means that one tolerates one choice to be intolerant. To tolerate their actions, and not stand against intolerance, would show that you do, in fact, stand for intolerance.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:53 pm
One must be tolerant if one is ever going to hope to change their views. Intolerance simply drives those people away, meaning that if you don't listen to, and attempt to understand them, then they're far more likely to not listen to, or attempt to understand you.
Understanding someone doesn't mean agreeing, or validating their intolerance, it just means listening without making judgements, opinions, or replies at the time of listening.
If while you're talking, I'm already making a reply to you, does that mean I'm actually listening to you? So often, we are guilty of "simply awaiting our turn" to speak, that we don't truely listen.
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