I'll share her ideas in the workshops I conduct. He should remember that one of the first things one must do in reaching out to others is to stop putting labels on them. As a teacher of creative writing, I believe that a society is known by the metaphors it keeps. Perhaps if the Far Right and its critics viewed their differences not as a war to be waged but as a gulf to be bridged, dialogues might sooner lead to some meeting ground. But toleration obscures the real issues.
Christians believe that some actions and beliefs are wrong according to absolute standards.
They object to having their children taught high respect for views that their standards tell them are wrong. And while Fege says tolerance is desirable, he also says we must limit our tolerance when it could lead to the creation of intolerant policy. Here is where the irresistible force meets the immovable object. Fege limits his tolerance and Christians limit theirs, and they stand on opposite sides of the fence. And that fence is not tolerance, but the world views and value systems underlying the limits each side applies.