What is tolerance Tolerance is the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence or opinions that one dislikes or disagrees with or doesnt believe in Different religions of the uk The UK is a multifaith country with Muslims Christians Hindus Buddhists Jews agnostics and atheists ID: 279327
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Tolerance of other faithsSlide2
What is tolerance?
Tolerance is the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence or opinions that one dislikes or disagrees with or doesn’t believe in.Slide3
Different religions of the uk
The UK is a multi-faith country with Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, agnostics and atheists living together.Slide4
How can tolerance be encouraged?
We can all be tolerant of other people, but, we could do more.
We could be more respectful of other people, showing greater understanding of others.
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espect others and take the time to listen to them.
We should always be willing to agree to disagree when our opinions are different.
Teaching what the religions have in common can also lead to tolerance as many share common themes such as sharing the teachings from the Old testament within
the
Abrahamic religionsSlide5
Christian views on tolerance
There are many quotes in the Bible that tell us to be accepting of others, these include:
“Judge not, that you be judged” (Matthew 7:1-3)
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44)
These quotes tell us to accept everyone for who they are and to have mutual respectSlide6
Video link
http://www.religioustolerance.org/rel_tol.htmSlide7
To conclude...
Tolerance of other faiths is something that we can all do. It will allow us to develop respect of others’ religions and cultures, leading to a greater sharing of ideas and a deeper understanding of our own and others
’ faiths.