8 sentences with 'tolerant'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tolerant and other words derived from it.
• « Muslims were less tolerant of Zoroastrianism because it did not venerate the God of Abraham and its traditions were markedly different from those of Judaism and Christianity. Also, as Muslim rule over Persia was consolidated over time, the practical need to respect Zoroastrianism as the majority religion of the Persian people weakened. »
• « Most Jews and Muslims chose to go into exile, mostly to the relatively tolerant and economically prosperous kingdoms of North Africa or to the (highly tolerant by the standards of European kingdoms at the time) Ottoman Empire. »
• « Although there was an unquestionably religious component to Ottoman conquests, the empire itself was comparatively tolerant, something that helps explain its longevity. »
• « Much of the explanation for this persecution can be found in the fact that his work was published against the backdrop of the religious war then raging in Europe; the Catholic Church was not a tolerant institution in the 17th century. »
• « While many Protestants, including Luther himself, were as hostile as Catholics to new scientific ideas at first, in the long run Protestant governments proved more tolerant of ideas that seemed to violate the literal truth of the Bible. This had less to do with some kind of tolerance inherent in Protestantism than with the fact that Protestant institutions were less powerful and omnipresent than the Roman church in Catholic countries. »
• « Learning to be democratic requires a long process that involves efforts to respect and be tolerant of others, as well as to share and promote the laws that have been constructed by all. »
• « The use of violence by Islamic fundamentalists means that they frequently appear in the media. However, the majority of Islam is tolerant and coexists peacefully with other cultures. »