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a refusal to allow other people to express their opinions or to practice their religion
'''Intolerance''' (opposite of [[tolerance]]) is a refusal to allow other people to express their opinions or to practice their religion.
In [[totalitarian]] countries, the government forcibly suppresses all views which oppose government policy or ideology.
[[Communist]] countries deny the [[freedom of religion]] as well.
Other forms of [[dictatorship]]s permit religious freedom, but are intolerant of any criticism of the government.
Intolerance is also a root of some "[[hate speech]]" rules and laws. Various special interest groups have gotten companies, schools and governments to define any criticism of their group activities as "motivated by hate". With hatred seen as a dehumanizing justification for discrimination, the argument proceeds as the following quote illustrates:
*"[[Homophobia]] is like [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]] and other forms of [[bigotry]] in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." <ref> [http://www.equal-marriage.ca/resource.php?id=317 Coretta Scott King, 1998] </ref>
The error in this argument is obvious. Telling someone about a warning in the Bible is doing them a favor, not expressing hatred toward them. When a teacher instructs a pupil not to steal from others, not to assault them or tease them, these instructions are for the child's benefit.
[[Gay rights]] supporters introduce the false premise that warnings against [[homosexual activity]] aren't beneficial. They use rhetorical tricks like [[ad hominem]] and [[guilt by association]] to imply that everyone who criticizes homosexuality is motivated by irrational fears or hatred (see "[[homophobia]]"). Not everyone who opposes homosexuality is an extremist like [[Fred Phelps]].
==Notes==
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In [[totalitarian]] countries, the government forcibly suppresses all views which oppose government policy or ideology.
[[Communist]] countries deny the [[freedom of religion]] as well.
Other forms of [[dictatorship]]s permit religious freedom, but are intolerant of any criticism of the government.
Intolerance is also a root of some "[[hate speech]]" rules and laws. Various special interest groups have gotten companies, schools and governments to define any criticism of their group activities as "motivated by hate". With hatred seen as a dehumanizing justification for discrimination, the argument proceeds as the following quote illustrates:
*"[[Homophobia]] is like [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]] and other forms of [[bigotry]] in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." <ref> [http://www.equal-marriage.ca/resource.php?id=317 Coretta Scott King, 1998] </ref>
The error in this argument is obvious. Telling someone about a warning in the Bible is doing them a favor, not expressing hatred toward them. When a teacher instructs a pupil not to steal from others, not to assault them or tease them, these instructions are for the child's benefit.
[[Gay rights]] supporters introduce the false premise that warnings against [[homosexual activity]] aren't beneficial. They use rhetorical tricks like [[ad hominem]] and [[guilt by association]] to imply that everyone who criticizes homosexuality is motivated by irrational fears or hatred (see "[[homophobia]]"). Not everyone who opposes homosexuality is an extremist like [[Fred Phelps]].
==Notes==
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