[Marie]

Originally posted by KSig RC
You missed my point entirely - I was simply saying that these folks are, indeed, being intolerant of other religions IN THEIR POTENTIAL SPOUSES. I did not extend this to a higher level, or anything like that - in fact, I express that in the caveat at the end. r->c->p

My goal was to make a larger point here: the term 'intolerant' has become almost jargon at this point, and the defensiveness over it is sickening. You can be open to other religions all you want, but the reality is that you are perfectly intolerant of other religions in a potential spouse. Now, everyone has eloquently explained rationale behind this, and that's fine - I can respect that, because there's nothing wrong with making that kind of choice for yourself (as long as it doesn't extend past that - like I said before).

But let's not pretend like it's not being intolerant - because in that limited sense, it is implicitly intolerant. It does not limit you from being tolerant or open in other fashions or scenarios - and your post spent about 1000 too many words making that point, although I specifically excluded it before.

Let's remove the defensiveness and negative connotation, and simply look at it in isolation.

We just inherently disagree. I feel that marrying someone and living according to the tenets of their religion (as I believe a marriage should) is a step beyond tolerance. I'm going to leave it at that b/c you and I are simply coming from two different points of view.