Most religions have their setbacks—at least from the point of view of an onlooker. I do think that it may promote intolerance in a lot of cases. Honestly though, some people who are deeply religious are naturally accepting people, and even when others in their sect may promote intolerance, those people do not. It is dependent on the person. If you are an inherently good person you are not likely to discriminate against people no matter what your religion preaches.
Also, I’ve noticed some accepting Christians along with this whole “Jesus love” idea. So really, it goes both ways. They are taught to love all of “God’s children” even when those children do not adhere to the same religion or sexual orientation. And that, is a good consequence.
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