THIS is the heart of Christian "tolerance"
1. Love God with everything you are.
2. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
corollaries:
a. your neighbor is he who does right by you - not necessarily your co-religionist
b. Christians are required to patiently endure the abuses of their fellow men (to a point: there is ample evidence that Jesus did not advocate total pacifism - "If you lack a sword, sell your shirt to buy one" etc...)
c. Christians are called upon to "witness" the "good news" of sacrifice and redemption of all Mankind
d. Christians are also called upon to leave in peace those who choose not to accept such witnessing
e. Christians are required to have faith that God Himself will sort out all the rest: No temporal holy war is needed or called for.
That many a Christian has fallen FAR from these basic principles has no bearing on the actual content of their holy writ.
In the same manner: That many a Muslim has NOT been a bloodthirsty jihadi maniac has NO BEARING on the actual content of THEIR holy writ.
>In the same manner: That many a Muslim has NOT been a >bloodthirsty jihadi maniac has NO BEARING on the actual >content of THEIR holy writ.
My Muslim neighbors (who suprisingly enough are not bloodthirsty) would probably be amused at a Christian lecturing them on the content of THEIR holy writ.