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Old 05-03-2011, 08:56 PM   #13 (permalink)
GeorgeMagister
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Originally Posted by starlequin View Post
Tolerance and forgiveness.
I don't like the word tolerance. I'm not using the connotation it usually possesses as an ideal; literally, it seems like an ugly word that doesn't go far enough to change human behavior.
  • I am tolerating this person with another creed in my neighborhood.
  • I am embracing/accepting/living alongside this person with another creed in my neighborhood.
I don't know about you, but I see a big difference.

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