fundamental human dignity of those called to be children of the same Father." Today, despite important legislation to protect civil rights and promote greater racial equality, racism remains a very real and destructive force among us. Hate can only be conquered by ordinary people willing to promote tolerance. You may already be one of them. If you are willing to help foster tolerance in your family, your schools, your workplace, your parish and your community, visit the Tools for Tolerance website at www.tolerance.org. You can take the Declaration of Tolerance and borrow ideas for promoting equity and celebrating diversity. For all our differences, we share one world. To be tolerant is to welcome the differences and delight in the sharing.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Get your Tools for Tolerance
More than 20 years ago the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a major pastoral letter on racism, Brothers and Sisters to Us. It declared that "racism is a sin that divides the human family, blots out the image of God among specific members of that family and violates the 
fundamental human dignity of those called to be children of the same Father." Today, despite important legislation to protect civil rights and promote greater racial equality, racism remains a very real and destructive force among us. Hate can only be conquered by ordinary people willing to promote tolerance. You may already be one of them. If you are willing to help foster tolerance in your family, your schools, your workplace, your parish and your community, visit the Tools for Tolerance website at www.tolerance.org. You can take the Declaration of Tolerance and borrow ideas for promoting equity and celebrating diversity. For all our differences, we share one world. To be tolerant is to welcome the differences and delight in the sharing.
fundamental human dignity of those called to be children of the same Father." Today, despite important legislation to protect civil rights and promote greater racial equality, racism remains a very real and destructive force among us. Hate can only be conquered by ordinary people willing to promote tolerance. You may already be one of them. If you are willing to help foster tolerance in your family, your schools, your workplace, your parish and your community, visit the Tools for Tolerance website at www.tolerance.org. You can take the Declaration of Tolerance and borrow ideas for promoting equity and celebrating diversity. For all our differences, we share one world. To be tolerant is to welcome the differences and delight in the sharing.
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