These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- There is a social pressure to praise all beliefs except one's own.
- In plain terms
- You're expected to respect everyone's beliefs except yours.
- What can you take from it?
- Selective tolerance pressures you to abandon your own creed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is tolerance actually intolerance?
- How do we defend beliefs without being intolerant?
Another view
It assumes all religious groups face the same pressure.
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