Black Rose Spiritual Center, Inc :
Tolerance
Our Mission Statement states in part:

" We shall endeavor to facilitate communication
between members of all esoteric religions and those of
the more common religions of the present day.  
Further, we seek to educate the general public and
members of the Spiritual Center to promote tolerance
and understanding between spiritual belief systems."

The American Heritage Dictionary (Oct. 2007)
defines Tolerance:

Part of our services to promote spiritual or religious tolerance and understanding are:
   Informational classes to promote religious tolerance in the work place
   Lead discussion groups focusing on similarities in belief systems
   Living each day with a commitment towards spiritual tolerance and understanding and
encouraging others to do the same
   Blog entries and website pages focusing on issues related to religious tolerance and
understanding.
      tol•er•ance (t l  r- ns)

NOUN:
1.  The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
2.
a.  Leeway for variation from a standard.
b.  The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.
3.  The capacity to endure hardship or pain.
4.  Medicine
a.  Physiological resistance to a poison.
b.  The capacity to absorb a drug continuously or in large doses without adverse effect; diminution in he
response to a drug after prolonged use.
5.
a.   Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.
b.  Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunological reaction.
6.  The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.
It is interesting to note that the first definition of the word is the one that
we are primarily concerned with.  Although tolerance holds a wealth of
synonyms such as charitableness, charity, forbearance, lenience, leniency,
acceptance and more; they all point towards being tolerant of the thoughts
or views of others.

Here at Black Rose Spiritual Center we have a “total tolerance” policy.   By
that we mean that we will be tolerant and open to an individual’s belief
system.  While many in the world subscribe to the beliefs of the Abrahamic Religions (Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam) or the Eastern Beliefs (Buddism, Hinduism, Janism, Tao, etc.),
there are many other belief systems that exist in our present day.  We believe that all belief systems
should be treated with respect and honor as they all assist individuals on their spiritual path to a closer
connection with the spiritual world or Divine.  

We believe that all belief systems and practitioners thereof deserve to be treated with dignity and
respect.  Our commitment to religious tolerance filters into everything we do.  We treat belief systems and
individuals with respect and courtesy.  For, essentially, although many of us have our beliefs about
religion and spirituality, we are reminded of a recently seen bumper sticker which said,
“Religion – I don’t know and You don’t Either!”

It is our belief that through education and learning we can break down man-made barriers in the
interactions between believers in the spiritual world.  By understanding why a Muslim woman wears her
headscarf may help to understand women’s role in the Islamic faiths.  Through knowledge and
understanding tolerance and charity may result.  If we want others to respect our feelings and beliefs we
must extend the same to them.  
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