Resolved: Jesus Preached Tolerance

I must say I am a little non-plussed by my opponents methodology. He has not made any arguments whatsoever to support his position. He made an assertion, and nothing more. He did not make an argument and use sources to support his argument. I have shown how Jesus was undogmatic, unbigotted, and fair. These are all traits straight from the definition of tolerance[1]. I have even shown how Jesus reproached those who made a spectacle of their faith rather than simply leading by example. My opponent has handed me the Bible and told me to read it for myself.I have, and that is why I challenged him to this debate.The words of the Old Testament have been used to justify so many horrendous acts throughout the ages it staggers the mind. It is one of the most intolerant, sexist books ever written, and anything from slavery to homophobia to genocide can be shown to be condoned by this book. If Jesus was intolerant he would not have had to have said a word. He could have just done what my opponent did: hand me a book and say, "What they said."Jesus did not do that. He came to show people their hypocricy. He came to preach love and tolerance. This is not to say he condoned any of the behaviors that might be classified as sinful. Far from it, I am sure, but he also knew that you cannot force people from a path they have chosen. Punishing people, forcing people to change (or to at least act like they have changed), condeming people, all these things that supposedly Christian people do, Jesus never did. He loved everyone, especially those who my opponent would likely not tolerate.Time and again Jesus preached a message of love and acceptance of others. He left the changing of their ways to them, he did not force change upon them. An intolerant man would have forced the change in behavior. An intolerant man would have let the woman be stoned, and that is why the pharisees tried to trick him with it. He preached a message of love, and yet the law of the Old Testament required the woman be killed. He would either be intolerant and lawful, or tolerant and unlawful. But Jesus was too smart for all of them. He pointed out their hypocricy. He mocked their foolish belief that they had the right to judge ANYONE except themselves.[1]This attitude of deal with yourself and let others deal with themselves was certainly a message of tolerance. "Don't worry about them. Fix yourself"[2] The intolerant can be seen far and wide getting into everyones business but ignoring their own faults. This 'piety' is one thing, perhaps, of which Jesus was intolerant. He seemed to get almost upset at people for grandstanding.Jesus was all about forgiveness. He knew that bitterness and ire will eat you up inside, and told his disciples to forgive. To forgive means to excuse for a fault or an offense, to pardon[3]. Forgiving is as permissive as an attitude can be towards another human being. If Jesus forgave you, any debt was cleared. It is not possible to forgive someone without being tolerant.Jesus did not preach intolerance. He preached that there were two basic things that we needed to do:Love god with all our hearts.Love our neighbor as ourselves.He did not qualify these statements. He did not say 'Love your neighbor if you agree with how they live'. He did not say, 'Love your neighbor but do your best to make them change'.Jesus tolterated everybody and everything. He even tolerated his own execution. His heart was pure, and he did not need to prove his piety to anyone.[1] John 8:7[2] Mathew 7:5[3] http://www.thefreedictionary.com...