How to Practice Tolerance
Many Christians understand tolerance as either total acceptance or a politically-correct requirement to put up with things they don't like. Yet, there is more to tolerance when it comes to Christian faith. There is tolerance that endangers your faith, and there is tolerance that enhances it. So, what is the difference?
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