Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Tolerance Awareness Tuesday

“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” John F. Kennedy

The Grand Lodge Education Officer (Grand LEO) of Minnesota, Ed Halpaus, is a prolific Masonic writer and writes and speaks often about tolerance. His most recent posting on "Three-Five-Seven" is almost exclusively on tolerance, and is worth a look by clicking on the link.

So many excellent quotes have been written about tolerance, by Masons and non-Masons alike. We can learn from them - and should!