a thought

"The virtue of tolerance has been distorted and elevated to a position of such prominence as to be thought equal to and even valued more than morality. It is one thing to be tolerant, even forgiving of individual conduct. It is quite another to collectively legislate and legalize to protect immoral conduct that can weaken, even destroy the family.



There is a dangerous trap when tolerance is exaggerated to protect the rights of those whose conduct endangers the family and injures the rights of the more part of the people."







I found this quote in an article I was reading today. It helped me see where we've lost the balance. Tolerance is good, and necessary, and right. . . However, tolerance should not be the sole purpose of legislation and interpretation of laws. Tolerant doesn't mean that we have to be complacent or apathetic. We need to make our concerns known. We need to stand up for legislation, enforcement of legislation and elected officials who will seek to protect the rights of the more part of the people.