To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True religion is revealed not by professed faith but by what beliefs a person cannot tolerate.
- In plain terms
- Find out what someone cannot stand to know their real beliefs.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch what people fight against to know their values.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you refuse to tolerate?
- What does your intolerance say about you?
Another view
Some intolerance is necessary against harmful ideologies.
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