Lois Frankel Quotes

As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we equally cannot and should not excuse those who would hide behind religion or misuse God's word to justify bigotry and persecution.

The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view.

Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.

America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity - the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.

I have noticed encouraging signs in the fight against religious intolerance, and I am impressed by the outstanding degree of human rights activism in India.

We must continue to show tolerance for those whose opinions and sincerely held beliefs differ from our own. We must lead by example, finding a way to respect one another and to celebrate a culture that protects religious freedom while promoting equality under the law.

Our society is pluralistic. We who accept the privilege of membership in that society agree to respect the people's right to live by their own religious precepts.

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.

Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America.

There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true.

I don't care what your religion is, as long as it doesn't chastise anybody that's not part of it.

Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.

God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

We are a people of many different religions and many different faiths. The only way forward in a pluralistic society of diverse faiths such as ours is to have laws that protect and respect the freedom of all, equally.

India may be the only country in the world that has been free of anti-Semitic prejudice throughout its history.

It's, like, bigots want to embrace me, and I politely take their arms from around my neck. I don't share their views - never have.

I'm surprised at the extent of the bigotry. But it really plays out when companies or schools take a side and prohibit the other platform at all. We Mac users should be good even when the other side is bad. We should do what we can to accept the other platforms.

Maine is a lot of things but one thing it will never be is the headquarters for hate groups and organizations of bigots.