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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I hear you, but you have to tolerate a religious belief if you claim to impose the charter of rights and freedoms in our society.
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Does toleration imply not challenging such beliefs when they spill out of someone's personal space and into discourse? If we have debate about gay marriage, for example, I don't think it's necessary to "tolerate" someone else's intolerance, just because that is based on their religious conviction.
Some things can only be resolved by choosing a secular or religiously based solution, and not compromising between the two. Issues like abortion, the aforementioned gay marriage, prayer in public institutions, and others cannot be reconciled between those who believe morality directly proceeds from books, traditions, or gods, and those who do not. Conflict will happen and it is incumbent upon those who favour irreligion to keep the secular ascendant, despite this being an affront to those who would wish otherwise.