As regards the initial question, I'm happily tolerant of religious belief, so long as you don't mistake critique for intolerance. I'd never dream of forcing someone out of their beliefs, but I'll offer up criticisms in the context of a theological discussion readily, up to and including dismissals due to poor argumentation. There's nothing intolerant about arguing.
What I won't tolerate is intrusive religious beliefs: people looking to enforce their beliefs as law based solely upon religious conviction and not commonly held facts, or seeking special exemptions for those. I won't tolerate those any more than I'd expect the religious to tolerate secular attempts to intrude upon their ability to worship. Our common society is a shared space, after all.
What I won't tolerate is intrusive religious beliefs: people looking to enforce their beliefs as law based solely upon religious conviction and not commonly held facts, or seeking special exemptions for those. I won't tolerate those any more than I'd expect the religious to tolerate secular attempts to intrude upon their ability to worship. Our common society is a shared space, after all.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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