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Give a welcome to anyone whose faith is not strong, but do not get into arguments about doubtful points. One person may have faith enough to eat any kind of food; another, less strong, will eat only vegetables. Those who feel free to eat freely are not to condemn those who are unwilling to eat freely; nor must the person who does not eat freely pass judgement on the one who does — because God has welcomed him. And who are you, to sit in judgement over somebody else’s servant? Whether he deserves to be upheld or to fall is for his own master to decide.

[Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε, μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν. ὃς μὲν πιστεύει φαγεῖν πάντα, ὁ δὲ ἀσθενῶν λάχανα ἐσθίει. ὁ ἐσθίων τὸν μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω, ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐσθίων τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω, ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν προσελάβετο. σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Romans 14: 1-4 [NJB (1985)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/4577/

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Romans 14: 1-4 [NJB (1985)] - Bible, vol. 2, New Testament | WIST Quotations

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Jonathan Emmesedi Jul 12, 2025

This July 12th, consider the possibility that the pioneer of religious toleration in Britain was James II.

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674073098

#JamesII #History #BritishHistory #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #ScottSowerby #July12th

Jonathan Emmesedi Jul 9, 2025

https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314

A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.

Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.

Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?

From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!

#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop

Pixelcats⁷ (@[email protected])

@Erzbet @[email protected] @abuelaskpop @[email protected] I agree so much, .. but I would also hate to see the gatekeepery, condescending vibe that goes on in many fandom spaces leak over into this space. History is important. Culture and etiquette are also important. But, our ways of being evolve and grow, too. We have a range of eras of fans here, and all ways of stanning are valid.

Apobangpo

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Lupposofi Feb 11, 2025

@blenderdumbass Rainer Forst's SEP-entry on Toleration is always a good source for anybody seeking conceptual clarity, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/toleration/. Quite often, 'respect' might also do part of the job, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/respect/, if not something as bland as 'stomach'.

#tolerance #toleration #sep #moralPhilosophy #ethics #respect

Toleration (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Wesley Fryer Dec 28, 2024

I’ve started a Patreon channel titled, “Dangerous Ideas with Wes Fryer: human rights, representative democracy, religious toleration”

Please check it out, share it, and join me!
https://www.patreon.com/wesfryer

#HumanRights #democracy #toleration #freedom #SocialJustice #AntiRacism #politics #polarization

Irish Philosophy Nov 19, 2023

Wolfe Tone died #otd 1798.

#dib: https://www.dib.ie/biography/tone-theobald-wolfe-a8590

Tone's plea for toleration of Catholics: the Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland

https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2013/06/20/wolfe-tone/

#toleration #WolfeTone #IrishPhilosophyOTD

Tone, Theobald Wolfe | Dictionary of Irish Biography

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Lupposofi Aug 24, 2023

@mkhoury @leidkultur @analyticus @philosophy @gerritbeine Rainer Forst's excellent SEP-entry on Toleration is always an apt philosophical source, if the concept is of interest,

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/toleration/

#tolerance #toleration #ethics #philosophy

Toleration (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Jeremy Fradkin Aug 16, 2023

My latest article, 'Profitable settlements: the earl of Warwick and toleration in the English Atlantic, 1643–8', is now available on advance access with Historical Research. Check it out at https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htad016

#earlymodern #histodons #history #toleration #seventeenthcentury #englishcivilwar @histodons @englishcivilwar

Profitable settlements: the earl of Warwick and toleration in the English Atlantic, 1643–8*

Abstract. This article examines the tolerationist policies of Robert Rich, second earl of Warwick, in response to religious disputes among English settlers in B

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Lupposofi Jul 13, 2023

@jonne Ja jos jotakuta kiinnostaa suvaitsevuuden käsite, niin Rainer Forstin SEP-entry on edelleen sekä käypä että erityisen laadukas, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/toleration/.

#suvaitsevuus #toleration #sep #philosophy

Toleration (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Lupposofi May 16, 2023

@lucianofloridi Sounds interesting. Thank you. I'll add the article to my short list and frame my reading conceptually with SEP-entries on #Toleration https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/toleration/ and #Paternalism https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/paternalism/.