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Christians Are The Most Tolerant

Humanists say: Intolerant attitudes, often cultivated by orthodox religions and puritanical cultures, unduly repress sexual conduct. The right to birth control, abortion and divorce should be recognized.

The problem is not that Christians are not tolerant of others, the problem is that others (supporters of abortion, homosexuality, etc.) are not tolerant of Christians.

Yes, there have been Christians who have "repressed" conduct not condemned in the Bible. There were Christian groups, for example, who condemned all sex that does not result in procreation. But these are exceptions.

The Bible teaches us to be tolerant of, and love all people. That is what Christianity is about. However, sexual activists have redefined the word "tolerant" to meaning something different. The new definition of "tolerant" says that we must not only be tolerant of others, we must accept their behavior as right and moral. This is not something Christians can ever do.

As Christians we are tolerant of others--meaning we do not persecute others, but instead we love those who do not believe in Christ as their savior. While we pray others will believe in the Gospel message, there is nothing in the Bible that says we should require others to believe. Nor, since Christianity is a faith of the heart, can we require others to believe.

The problem is that those who support activities that are condemned in the Bible are not tolerant of Christianity. They do not want to allow Christians to believe what the Bible teaches. They want to require everyone, including Christians, to believe what they believe. That is intolerance.