Sure there will. Tolerance is NOT being offended when someone offers you glad tidings consistent with their beliefs.

 

So I suppose I should tolerate not being able to acknowledge Christmas.

He didn't put it down. He raised a question.

 

Oh.

I've noticed. And I'm not sure what your point is. I don't consider all Muslim's terrorists, or all Catholics Inquisionists.

 

What I'm saying is, if you're as tolerant as you say, then you would acknowledge that there are plenty of people in every religion who are proclaimed "radicals." But, why should we send them to hell, just because we have different beliefs then they do. SHouldn't we be tolerant of them.

So I suppose I should tolerate not being able to acknowledge Christmas.

 

 

You can acknowledge Christmas, but you should respect that others don't celebrate Christmas.

What I'm saying is, if you're as tolerant as you say, then you would acknowledge that there are plenty of people in every religion who are proclaimed "radicals." But, why should we send them to hell, just because we have different beliefs then they do. SHouldn't we be tolerant of them.

 

 

I believe I have acknowledged that there are people in every religion that are radicals. I don't understand the rest of your post, so I can't even begin to comment. Can you expound?

You can acknowledge Christmas, but you should respect that others don't celebrate Christmas.

 

I'll love them as I would my own brothers and sisters, as long as they'll respect the fact that I celebrate Christmas.

I believe I have acknowledged that there are people in every religion that are radicals. I don't understand the rest of your post, so I can't even begin to comment. Can you expound?

 

I don't know how much more clear I can make it. Who are we to say that these crazy, smelly radicals are wrong, just because we think differently than them. Aren't we suppose to be tolerant of them also. They're blowing people up because they think it's the right thing to do. If we're all going to heaven then what does it matter.

I'll love them as I would my own brothers and sisters, as long as they'll respect the fact that I celebrate Christmas.

 

 

I don't think the people you're speaking of mean any disrespect toward your beliefs. What they're trying to do is NOT offend you. When you walk through the door at Wal-Mart, they don't know what your beliefs are. They've chosen to greet you with a glad tiding of the holiday season. If you choose to nicely reply "Merry Christmas" in response, I doubt any of them would be offended, even if they're Jewish. I know I used to work in a Starbucks that had a lot of Jewish customers. I greeted one customer with the "Happy Holidays!" greeting, and was returned a "Happy Hannakuh". I wasn't upset at all.

I don't think the people you're speaking of mean any disrespect toward your beliefs. What they're trying to do is NOT offend you. When you walk through the door at Wal-Mart, they don't know what your beliefs are. They've chosen to greet you with a glad tiding of the holiday season. If you choose to nicely reply "Merry Christmas" in response, I doubt any of them would be offended, even if they're Jewish. I know I used to work in a Starbucks that had a lot of Jewish customers. I greeted one customer with the "Happy Holidays!" greeting, and was returned a "Happy Hannakuh". I wasn't upset at all.

 

Well you should be tolerant of me if I do get upset about it, I think.

I don't know how much more clear I can make it. Who are we to say that these crazy, smelly radicals are wrong, just because we think differently than them. Aren't we suppose to be tolerant of them also. They're blowing people up because they think it's the right thing to do. If we're all going to heaven then what does it matter.

 

First, I doubt all radicals are not smelly. :lol:

 

Second, we should be tolerant of their religious beliefs. That doesn't mean we have to accept that their twisting of their beliefs to impose their will is acceptable.

Well you should be tolerant of me if I do get upset about it, I think.

 

 

:lol: You're pushing the envelope, hoopboy. I am tolerant of other religious beliefs, and that's a fact. I am NOT tolerant of rudeness and obstinence for the sake of obstinence. And neither of those have anything to do with religious beliefs.

The whole Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays "controversy" is laughable.

 

People who are offended by Merry Christmas must be looking through a magnifying glass for something to be offended by.

 

When someone defended their position about using Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas they asked me what my reaction would be is a Jewish person wished me a Happy Chanukah. My reply, I'd shake their hand, sincerely thank them and wish them a Merry Christmas and be thankful for someones well wishes towards me. There would be no offense at all taken on my part. The same would apply to Kwanzaa, Ramadan or any other.

First, I doubt all radicals are not smelly. :lol:

 

Second, we should be tolerant of their religious beliefs. That doesn't mean we have to accept that their twisting of their beliefs to impose their will is acceptable.

 

If we know it's unacceptable, how can we be tolerant of it?

The whole Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays "controversy" is laughable.

 

People who are offended by Merry Christmas must be looking for a magnifying glass for something to be offended by.

 

When someone defended their position about using Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas they asked me what my reaction would be is a Jewish person wished me a Happy Chanukah. My reply, I'd shake their hand, sincerely thank them and wish them a Merry Christmas and be thankful for someone well wishes towards me. There would be no offense at all taken on my part. The same would apply to Kwanzaa, Ramadan or any other.

 

Well I hate to bust your bubble, but obviously some religion was offended by it, and I don't think they were Christian.

I have no idea what you just said.