Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 17:40:32 EDT
Subject: Re: [HAB:]  Beyond tolerance: Accepting the mystery of the other


 
In a message dated 8/1/2004 9:11:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
coherings-AT-yahoo.com writes:

I  disagreed, claiming that
religious tolerance arises from  humanistic
appreciation of religious freedom, which in turn
arises from  the humanistic nature of religious
experience (which especially pertains  to
Christianity's birth in Hellenistic culture). It is
Western humanism  that is the basis of religious
tolerance, thus it is humanistic  culture


I do not like the term 'tolerance' at all as it implies that one group puts  
up with another group.  
The notion of unity, acceptance, equality, and justice are completely  
lacking from the notion of tolerance.  Tolerance is the attitude of the  dominant, 
the superior and contradicts any impulse or even thought of  equality.  If we 
are going to universalize, then equality is a  necessity.
 
Fred


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