The Tolerant: Blinded By Their Own Intolerance

One of the humorous things that can be seen constantly today is the intolerance of those who think they are tolerant and constantly accuse Christians of being intolerant and bigoted. You can watch the news or talk shows today and watch the arrows slung at the Christian while they are blind to their own intolerance.

If the Christian viewpoint on marriage (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7-8, Ephesians 5:31) being between one man and one woman is brought up, the Christian is said to be bigoted and judgmental. At this point the question is asked of the believer, "Why can't you be tolerant of other people's way of life?".

When believers attempt to protect the innocent who are still in the womb, because murder in a womb is treated the same as murder out of the womb (Exodus 21:22-25), we are said to be pushing our beliefs on other people and trying to limit their freedoms.

Because we stand firmly on Scripture in these two areas we are told that we are pushing our beliefs on everyone else and the we are intolerant, but I have a question that must be asked.

My question is, do these people apply the same standards to their own judgments? The obvious answer to this question is no. When we are told that our view of marriage is judgmental, are they not being judgmental and intolerant of the Christian view of marriage?

When we are told that a woman has a right to choose whether or not to have an abortion and that we are trying to take freedom away from her, whose freedom is really being taken away? That baby has the same right to live as the mother. So, whose freedom has really been taken away? Is the freedom to live worth more than the freedom to live promiscuously without consequences? Is the freedom to live worth more than the freedom to try to gain some sort of prosperity without children? The obvious answer to that question is no.

As we listen to the rantings and ravings of the supposedly tolerant, let us remember that their empty speech withers away as we apply their own standards to their own speech. Funny how the seemingly wise and tolerant end up looking foolish and intolerant isn't it?


R. Dwain Minor