Comments on: Tolerating Intolerance http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance the home of Nathan Colquhoun Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: don http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1981 don Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1981 thanks Nathan. thanks Nathan.

]]> By: Pernell http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1982 Pernell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1982 I am intolerant of your support of intolerance, you intolerant intolerance-supporter. <br /> <br /> It's your wordy blog posts about hypothetical situations on intolerance and people's opinions and creation and blah blah blah that I am intolerant of. You bore me, Nathan Call-Cue-Hound. Write something you actually believe... like that you scored a woman way out of your league or that you ride the coat-tails of strong leaders or that you built a web design company on the backs of other people's design work or that even when you shower, you smell bad within an hour or a myriad of actual subjects you have some knowledge or experience in. I can no longer tolerate your weak, fragmented, ugly looking blog. Get a life.<br /> <br /> Hey, you're right, being intolerant is where it's at! I will not tolerate you, but you now have to tolerate me; Truly tolerate me. I am intolerant of your support of intolerance, you intolerant intolerance-supporter.

It’s your wordy blog posts about hypothetical situations on intolerance and people’s opinions and creation and blah blah blah that I am intolerant of. You bore me, Nathan Call-Cue-Hound. Write something you actually believe… like that you scored a woman way out of your league or that you ride the coat-tails of strong leaders or that you built a web design company on the backs of other people’s design work or that even when you shower, you smell bad within an hour or a myriad of actual subjects you have some knowledge or experience in. I can no longer tolerate your weak, fragmented, ugly looking blog. Get a life.

Hey, you’re right, being intolerant is where it’s at! I will not tolerate you, but you now have to tolerate me; Truly tolerate me.

]]> By: nancy http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1984 nancy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1984 can this kind of tolerance be called the Love of God in your view?<br /> <br /> because i think that is what community is. The Love of God. can this kind of tolerance be called the Love of God in your view?

because i think that is what community is. The Love of God.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1985 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1985 Absolutely.<br /> To love those that are unlovable and to love those that don't love you or don't believe in your love. Absolutely.
To love those that are unlovable and to love those that don’t love you or don’t believe in your love.

]]> By: Ron Smith http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1986 Ron Smith Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1986 You know Pernell, for a person who swore of blogging, your site is still quite active. Also, are you that ashamed that your still blogging that you have to cut your head off all the header pictures?<br /> <br /> You know Pernell, for a person who swore of blogging, your site is still quite active. Also, are you that ashamed that your still blogging that you have to cut your head off all the header pictures?

]]> By: John http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1988 John Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1988 There is a healthy dose of sobering irony when we are preaching love, and yet getting angry at each other or speaking of tolerance while rejecting those around us.<br /> <br /> Interesting blog Nathan. There is a healthy dose of sobering irony when we are preaching love, and yet getting angry at each other or speaking of tolerance while rejecting those around us.

Interesting blog Nathan.

]]> By: sonja http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1989 sonja Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1989 Nathan, I read this a couple of days ago and it's been rattling around in my head ever since. <br /> <br /> I wonder if there's a fine line between tolerating someone who's intolerant and being intolerant of abuse. Sometimes we humans miss that line because it gets fuzzy. OTOH, sometimes we end up tolerating being abused by an intolerant jerk because we're trying to be tolerant. <br /> <br /> Protecting one's heart and soul from harm is not necessarily a bad thing. <br /> <br /> My question is how to be loving, tolerant and accepting of differences without being a doormat for a bully? Because my experience is that many times intolerance, hate, and bullying all seem to walk together in a person. Nathan, I read this a couple of days ago and it’s been rattling around in my head ever since.

I wonder if there’s a fine line between tolerating someone who’s intolerant and being intolerant of abuse. Sometimes we humans miss that line because it gets fuzzy. OTOH, sometimes we end up tolerating being abused by an intolerant jerk because we’re trying to be tolerant.

Protecting one’s heart and soul from harm is not necessarily a bad thing.

My question is how to be loving, tolerant and accepting of differences without being a doormat for a bully? Because my experience is that many times intolerance, hate, and bullying all seem to walk together in a person.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1990 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1990 I don't really know if tolerance done properly is ever dangerous, or being a doormat. But you are right, the threat to become that is there.<br /> <br /> But its a good question. I'm not sure what the answer is. Anyone? Maybe that deserves a post on its own, trying to figure out the balance between tolerance and an unintelligent doormat<br /> <br /> I don’t really know if tolerance done properly is ever dangerous, or being a doormat. But you are right, the threat to become that is there.

But its a good question. I’m not sure what the answer is. Anyone? Maybe that deserves a post on its own, trying to figure out the balance between tolerance and an unintelligent doormat

]]> By: Milton Stanley http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1991 Milton Stanley Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1991 Tolerance is fine and good as far as it goes, but we do well to remember a couple of points:<br /> <br /> a. Tolerance, per se, is not a biblical value, and <br /> <br /> b. At least as strong as the biblical call for love and acceptance is the biblical call to <i>fight</i> (consider, for example, Ephesians 6).<br /> <br /> Sure, tolerating is easier and more generally less risky than fighting. The former may require us to eat a certain amount of <i>skubala</i>, but at least we don't have to worry about having our teeth kicked in, figuratively or literally. But there's a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. Many ideas are worth tolerating or even embracing; others are worth fighting. If Western culture once erred on the side of the latter, today we run the risk of forgetting it altogether.<br /> <br /> Please don't merely tolerate these ideas or write them off as the ravings of someone born and reared south of the 49th parallel; think about it.<br /> <br /> Peace. Tolerance is fine and good as far as it goes, but we do well to remember a couple of points:

a. Tolerance, per se, is not a biblical value, and

b. At least as strong as the biblical call for love and acceptance is the biblical call to fight (consider, for example, Ephesians 6).

Sure, tolerating is easier and more generally less risky than fighting. The former may require us to eat a certain amount of skubala, but at least we don’t have to worry about having our teeth kicked in, figuratively or literally. But there’s a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. Many ideas are worth tolerating or even embracing; others are worth fighting. If Western culture once erred on the side of the latter, today we run the risk of forgetting it altogether.

Please don’t merely tolerate these ideas or write them off as the ravings of someone born and reared south of the 49th parallel; think about it.

Peace.

]]> By: nathan http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2008/04/07/tolerating-intolerance#comment-1992 nathan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1992 Tolerating to me is not an acceptance or agreeing. Rather it's more about perspective and seeing people for who they are because they are broken humans instead of seeing them as a sum of their beliefs or ignorances.<br /> <br /> I don't think its our job to 'fight' human beings. Principalities and powers....yes...but I'm becoming more and more uneasy about fighting type language when it comes to other humans.<br /> <br /> I'm curious, when would be a time to refrain from embracing? Part of me feels as if that is the same thing as refraining from loving. Tolerating to me is not an acceptance or agreeing. Rather it’s more about perspective and seeing people for who they are because they are broken humans instead of seeing them as a sum of their beliefs or ignorances.

I don’t think its our job to ‘fight’ human beings. Principalities and powers….yes…but I’m becoming more and more uneasy about fighting type language when it comes to other humans.

I’m curious, when would be a time to refrain from embracing? Part of me feels as if that is the same thing as refraining from loving.

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