mercedo wrote today at 10:12 PM
The relationship of religion and tolerance is indeed difficult. I'd rather have not opened the door of debate as to this. I don't think Judaism particularly teaches the importance of tolerance, yet in Christianity and Buddhism, tolerance and mercy are taught actually.
I think Christianity taught the importance of tolerance, and Christians think they are tolerant. But I think they tend to think that they are only tolerant and those who do not believe in their God are not tolerant. Therefore they can easily exclude people who don't believe in their religion. As a result they seem to be intolerant. This tendency is stronger among people who have strong faith. So in my eyes, the more they are ernest in their belief, the less they are likely to accept other way of thinking or faith.
In the case of Buddhism, the situations are similar. Mercy is thought to be the highest value in Buddhism. Therefore they tend to conclude those who can' t show mercy deserve death.