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KHAN: Tolerance And Compassion Are Inherently Religious Values, Not Progressive Ones

Sharif Khan
KHAN: Tolerance And Compassion Are Inherently Religious Values, Not Progressive Ones
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Progressives insist that they are the ambassadors of tolerance and compassion and have done so now for decades. They clamor for their endless list of causes behind the garish guise of these two high virtues and insist they stand on the moral high ground in all social issues.

Much to the chagrin of progressives, however, the roots of tolerance and compassion are decidedly religious in origin and remain so. They actually form the Golden Rule. And while the Golden Rule gets bandied about too often to count these days, many often forget that the maxim is inherently religious. That is, it simply would not exist were it not for religion.

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