The basic assumption behind
tolerance," Jon said, "is that there are no moral absolutes. To these
people, right and wrong are a matter of personal opinion, not a code of
principles established by God that applies to everyone everywhere all the time.
That's why they say all beliefs and lifestyles are equal, because they don't
accept a hierarchy of values that differentiates between beliefs and
lifestyles. There's no such thing as absolute right and absolute wrong.”
Jon continued. "OK, now for the
big question: Is right and wrong a matter of personal opinion, or is it
objective—something decided outside of ourselves?" Shawna knew Ms. Carmona would say: Truth is
relative; don't let other people make the rules for you; do what you feel is
right. But then she would say that people who live according to the moral
standards in the Bible were "fundamentalist bigots." She was tolerant
of people who were tolerant like her, but she was not tolerant of the
intolerant. It did not make sense.
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