Does your religion tell you to be intolerant of those who do not believe as you do,or ones that do not believe in anything at all?

It does not teach us to be intolerant, but neither does it say we should be forced to accept things we believe are wrong or against our teachings anymore than any other faith should.

ITA. I can be tolerant of just about anything, but that doesn't mean I respect it. While I am respectful of most religions, that doesn't mean I respect the way in which some followers of other religions (or no religion) convey their beliefs. For example, I respect Atheism in that they are free to not believe in God, but when an Atheist tells me that I am uneducated, delusional, brain-washed, weak, a godslave, and so on, I do NOT respect that or the person saying it. Just like when a Christian isn't respected when they tell you that you'll burn in hell for eternity for not believing...goes both ways. Tolerance doesn't have to equal acceptance and it certainly does not always equal respect.

I read that wrong, in my roman catholic HS we were taught to be tolerant. We were not taught to continually try to convert people. Instead, to teach by example.

Nope. Lucky for me, I don't have a religion. Besides, even if I did, I respect the right to believe as you choose and I understand that no two paths are the same so obviously we are never going to believe the exact same thing.

actually we were not taught to be tolerant. We were basically taught that if they weren't with us-they were against us - I wan't even taught about other beliefs beyond that. Even though I havn't been a part of that for over 20 yrs...I still see how my mom and my family are very much sure they are "right" and everyone else is not

In Judaism, you don't have to be Jewish to form a relationship with G-d, so conversion isn't really encouraged. As for non-believers or believers of other deities, well, it's not our obligation to preach. We live by our laws, try to be a good example, but ultimately free will and personal accountability ate important concepts in Judaism.

Sharon

Just learned something else from you Sharon :)

My beliefs embrace diversity, celebrate that there are many ways of understanding. The only "wrong," IMO, is when it comes to treating others badly. Compassion, love, acceptance, tolerance, respect, humility, graciousness - these are all things my faith holds as valuable, encouraged, expected even.

Nope. I am not part of an organized religion b/c I abhor the hypocrisy so many live by. Thru my experiences and the madrid of diversity in my life I have learned tolerance. I was once jaded and narrow minded... but the more I questioned, the more I became educated on religious & spiritual matters the more I found tolerance is yet another path to peace... inward and outward peace. There is more then one path to the same destination... once I accepted & embraced that inner peace fell into place. ;o) 

It does not teach us to be intolerant, but neither does it say we should be forced to accept things we believe are wrong or against our teachings anymore than any other faith should.