Quotes about Tolerance

A note from Jim on goodbyes: There's a big difference between waiting for a breaking point and establishing a breaking point. A goodbye shouldn't sneak up on us because if we set boundaries with consequences, breaking points are established ahead of time. As boundary violations occur there will be changes in the relationship so that you can protect yourself from hurtful patterns and behaviors that you are no longer willing to tolerate.

Let your gentleness be evident to all" (Philippians 4:5).

The cry used to be for 'tolerance,' by which we meant, 'We have very strong differences, but we will not let those be the cause of hatred or violence between us. Now it is something else, where all convictions are softened to second or third place while we all agree to enjoy the world as much as we can. But truth is not like conviction. Conviction might be a matter of personal opinion, but truth is like a great mountain, solid and immovable whether we like it or even acknowledge it.

The spirit of our day is a soft acceptance of everything—except deep conviction in anything.

War and hunger and ignorance and despair know no religious barriers.

It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love

It doesn't matter who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it only matters that you love!

It doesn't matter who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it only matters that you love!

If you take the 'love your enemy' out of Christianity, you've 'unChristianed' the Christian faith.

We are obliged to love one another. We are not strictly bound to "like" one another.

People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the heart, and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive.

My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.