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While most religions have some beliefs that are true, not all religious beliefs can be true because they teach opposites.

In other words, some religious beliefs must be wrong. (Read our previous post: Can all religions be true?)

But you are not supposed to say that in America today. You are supposed to be “tolerant” of all religious beliefs.

In our culture today, tolerance no longer means to put up with something you believe to be false. Tolerance now means that you are supposed to accept every belief as true.

In religious terminology, this is known as religious pluralism – the belief that all religions are true.

I am well aware of the dangers of religious intolerance and believe that we should accept and respect people who have different religious beliefs. But this does not mean that we ought to embrace the impossible notion that all religions are true.

The claim that “you ought not question someone’s beliefs” is itself a religious belief for pluralists. But this belief is just as exclusive as any religious belief of a Muslim or Christian.

In other words, pluralists think all non-pluralist beliefs are wrong. Though they state that they accept every religion, they are indirectly disagreeing with many major religions.

So pluralists are just as a dogmatic and close-minded as anyone making truth claims that are self-defeating.

Personal Reflection:

Why shouldn’t we question religious beliefs? Do the pluralists have good reasons that bolster their beliefs?