Love, Not Toleration

I have misgivings about the notion of tolerance. I have seen the damage it does - especially to Muslims in recent times. I think Abolhassan Kharaghani’s inspiring quote is not about tolerance, but about the embracing of others, about the fraternal respect and care for them, regardless of their origins or beliefs. This is not what people do when they simply tolerate: they put up with something, they stomach it usually for the sake of political correctness, and this exterior gesture does not mean that do not have hatred in their hearts.

What we need is the truthfulness of love, not the hollowness of toleration.