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“The great writers to whom the world owes what religious liberty it possesses, have mostly asserted freedom of conscience as an indefeasible right, and denied absolutely that a human being is accountable to others for his religious belief. Yet so natural to mankind is intolerance in whatever they really care about, that religious freedom has hardly anywhere been practically realised, except where religious indifference, which dislikes to have its peace disturbed by theological quarrels, has added its weight to the scale.”

Source: On Liberty: Mill's Works

“That the religious right completely took over the word Christian is a given. At one time, phrases such as Christian charity and Christian tolerance were used to denote kindness and compassion. To perform a "Christian" act meant an act of giving, of acceptance, of toleration. Now, Christian is invariably linked to right-wing conservative political thought -- Christian nation, Christian morality, Christian values, Christian family.”

“Positive secularism is not tolerance of all religions, but it is the total denial of religious beliefs: it is the emergence of homogeneous human outlook which is based upon verifiable facts of life.”

Humans Facts Belief Religious Tolerance Denial Outlook Secularism Facts Of Life Religious Belief Emergence Homogeneous

Author:Goparaju Ramachandra Rao

“We in the United States are pluralistic respecting ultimate beliefs. Profound values exist apart from a devotion to a god. Indeed, those who discriminate against nonbelievers flout the principle of religious tolerance that they often profess.”

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Author:Norman Dorsen

“Religious tolerance has developed more as a consequence of the impotence of religions to impose their dogmas on each other than as a consequence of spiritual humility in the quest for understanding first and last things.”

Firsts Lasts Spiritual Understanding Religious Atheism Humility Consequence Positive Atheism Tolerance Quests Dogma Impotence Religious Tolerance Firsts And Lasts

Author:Sidney Hook

“Tolerance is thin gruel compared to the rapture of absolute truths. It's not surprising that religious people are often better protected by atheists and agnostics than each other.”

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Author:Wendy Kaminer

“We are beset by problems and if we look for their source, we find they arise because of our selfishness, because we tend to pursue our own interests at the expense of others. Our various religious traditions exist to help us reduce these problems. They all teach ways to overcome suffering through cultivating love and compassion, tolerance, patience and contentment.”

“Nothing is more logical than persecution. Religious tolerance is a kind of infidelity.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)

“The Constitution does not require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any.”

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Book:Significant Supreme Court Opinions of the Honorable Warren E. Burger: Chief Justice of the United States

Source: Significant Supreme Court Opinions of the Honorable Warren E. Burger: Chief Justice of the United States

“This is the age of the new tolerance and it is producing a bumper crop of anti-Christian and anti-American sentiment.”

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Author:Josh McDowell

“Our culture's tolerance wears thin when religion intrudes on the public discourse... Our schools, courtrooms, and libraries set the tone for the entire society. The message they currently communicate is harsh and unambiguous: religion is offensive and should be kept out of public view.”

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Author:Ralph E. Reed, Jr.

“The establishment clause was transformed from a shield for religion into a cover for the official sanctioning of religious tolerance.”

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Author:Ralph E. Reed, Jr.

“While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us incapable of criticizing ideas that are now patently absurd and increasingly maladaptive.”

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Author:Sam Harris