Re: Does Islam teach intolerance?
Has nothing to do with Islam, it’s common sense. The question is, do we ignore our differences, or do we reconcile with them?
Some people who ask for ‘tolerance’ are in fact intolerant…they can’t stand the diversity and want some kind of homogenity…hence they ask for a universal ‘humanity’, which simply doesn’t exist.
The tolerant person is aware and mindful of the differences, and respects them. The bigoted person hates these differences, and wants to see everyone like them, no matter if the identity is Islamic, American, or even just “human” (which can be just a buzzward for an acceptable form of culture that is understood to mimic our own).