Is Tolerance Racist?
Agree or Disagree? - American/Western tolerance is at least somewhat racist
I don't have time to gather articles and statistics to back this up, but I have a hypothesis that so-called "tolerance" is racist.
Here's my reasoning:
"Tolerant" people tend to be intolerant of orthodox Christianity, which says Jesus is the only way to God.
These same people seem to want to offer concessions and special status to Muslims, making allowances for their religious practices and even their religious legal code.
Islam is at least as exclusive as Christianity, and if embraced on a large scale in the West would much more certainly result in the destruction of the rights and freedoms so dear to "tolerant" people.
So, why are the tolerant intolerant of Christianity, but more tolerant of Islam? Here's my guess:
They think Christians should be smart enough to know better. On the other hand, they think Muslims can't help their ignorance.
That sounds like racism to me (I know both Christianity and Islam cross racial borders, but I can't think of a better term for it).
What do you think?
I have some other possible explanations in mind, too, but what do you think?
I don't have time to gather articles and statistics to back this up, but I have a hypothesis that so-called "tolerance" is racist.
Here's my reasoning:
"Tolerant" people tend to be intolerant of orthodox Christianity, which says Jesus is the only way to God.
These same people seem to want to offer concessions and special status to Muslims, making allowances for their religious practices and even their religious legal code.
Islam is at least as exclusive as Christianity, and if embraced on a large scale in the West would much more certainly result in the destruction of the rights and freedoms so dear to "tolerant" people.
So, why are the tolerant intolerant of Christianity, but more tolerant of Islam? Here's my guess:
They think Christians should be smart enough to know better. On the other hand, they think Muslims can't help their ignorance.
That sounds like racism to me (I know both Christianity and Islam cross racial borders, but I can't think of a better term for it).
What do you think?
I have some other possible explanations in mind, too, but what do you think?

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