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Corretta Scott King
'''Intolerance''' (opposite of [[tolerance]]) is 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.
In [[totalitarian]] countries, the government forcibly suppresses all views which oppose government policy or ideology.
[[Communist]] countries deny the [[freedom of religion]] as well.
[[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.
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:
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". Corretta Scott King views homosexual activity the same as an opinion or the practice religion 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>
*"[[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>