Real respect for others beliefs
If I hear the words "Merry Christmas", I do not assume any motivation other than a seasonal greeting.
If I hear "God bless you" after a sneeze, I do not assume any motivation other than courtesy.
If I hear "God damn" in a conversation, or "go to hell", I do not assume that the speaker is asking God to damn me, or that the speaker is praying that I go to hell.
If, as regularly happens, a person comes to my door with a religious pamphlet, I do not assume that they are attacking my own faith or even asking what faith I might have. That has literally never happened. What happens is that they ask if they can talk to me about whatever it is that they believe. When I say no, I am not interested, as I always do, they thank me for my time and wish me a good day.
And that is the entirety of the interaction.
It seems to me that true tolerance lies in not assuming any negative motivation on the part of another unless there is direct evidence of such negative motivation.
Others may disagree. Others may feel that there is literally no place for any personal expression of faith outside of the home, and they are welcome to those undoubtedly sincere feelings.
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under the heading "respect for others beliefs." 
When they hand you tracts, or televise their religious shows, or knock on your door, none of them are trying to convince you to join their religion. And even if they are, that's not recruitment, it's something else entirely.
And here I thought Gil was a special case, when it comes to pretending words don't mean what they mean.
Can he be serious? I dunno. Maybe it is time to invoke Poe's Law. What do you think?
Sin - an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
Respect - a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
How are these "the same thing?" 
Your religious intolerance is quite clear when you hold that someone else's "belief" is an act of hate.
"Love the sinner, hate the sin" is not an expression of hate towards any person. It is a difference in belief about things WE DO.
It is not about hate and condemnation.
It is about love and salvation. 
about Charles Dickens than the miraculous birth in Bethlehem. Also, we never said (and I still don't) "God bless you" when someone sneezed, just "bless you." The word "god" was not ever to be uttered lightly, even with the best of intentions. And growing up as a Methodist in a county that was, and is, 90% Baptist, I learned very early to respect others' beliefs, or at least pretend to, or I'd get my ass kicked. Thank you for a thoughtful and thought-provoking post. 
Believe me, no one will be quoting you, least of all, me.
I have better things to do than moan about any of the items on your list. The writer of the list obviously feels entitled and longs for the larger community available to religionists. 
spent half their life in the Roman Catholic Church exclaiming they know quite well what it's about.
I responded to that.
The 'massage' typo was compliments of your friendly neighborhood auto correct. Now I just corrected auto.
I didn't say there are horrible atheists who aren't allowing religious people etc." You are in fact the one arguing against the straw man of what you expect to read rather than what I actually wrote. Please show me where I wrote "horrible atheists aren't allowing religious people the right to hold their opinions."
I tried to say, "where are these horrible religionists who aren't allowing atheists the right to hold their opinions?" I am suggesting that we stop whining about criticism from religionists. I am suggesting we ignore their religious view and focus on policy instead. We achieve that at the ballot box and by persuading people to vote for the policies we like. We also have the option of suing when unconstitutional laws are passed by religionists. When have you been persecuted by religionists? Are you that sensitive to criticism of atheism by a religionist? That's the realm of opinion and debate, not actual physical andd mental harm.
[Knocks chip off shoulder]
You accused me of arguing that " horrible atheists...aren't allowing religious people the right to hold their opinions" in Post #62. You cussed at me in Post #22 "What the actual fuck is with your immediate turn to violence?" Accused me of expressing anti-gay opinions I never had in Post #74: "Like 'oh, a gay couple can't get a cake, how horrible, at least they don't live somewhere where they'd be executed. They should shut up.' That's the attitude you have taken in these threads." You implied that I disagreed with you because I am guillaumeb's friend in Post # 70 "Tell your friend guillaumeb." Truth is, I don't base my opinions on my friendships. Do you?
By the way, the ice pick in the frontal lobe bit was obviously a joke, Trotsky. That's how your namesake was murdered in Mexico city, was it not? I admit my sense of humor can be a bit dark on occasion. But I honestly thought you'd be amused instead of walking away in a huff.
If you can't see that was a joke, you have a right wing "sense of humor."
Fuck your hearts and minds!
(Not a joke)
Why did you bring it up?
Oh...
Have they decided I am beyond saving? Or did some of my nastier neighbors run them out of the neighborhood? Both could be true.
The weddings are a bit unusual, and when she got married some of her co-workers didn't think the wedding
was standard enough to make it legal. 
I still include the 'Memorare' in my prayers. Still have my St. Joseph Missal.
Orthodox too have Saints that intercede for various intentions. A dear friend raised Roman Rite said St. Anthony of Padua retrieves lost and misplaced items. And he has and does each time I ask. God is glorified in His Saints!
