Tolerence vs. Intolerence

I just want to throw a question out to you. I'm not try to nessicarily start a debate, but I hear all the time that people should be tolerant of other people's beliefs. That's all well and good, but where does tolerence stop, and standing up for what you believe in start? Also, tolerence does not nessicarily mean "acceptance" you can be tolerent of someone else's beliefs and not accept them ("them" being their beliefs, not the person/people themselves), but when that happens, you're automatically labeled "intolerent" and "close-minded". Same if you stand up for what you believe in. So my question to you is, what do you believe about tolerence, not ACCEPTING other beliefs, and where does intolerence start?

i think that people should stand up for what they believe in, but not persecute others for their beliefs

from dictionary.com:
tolerance - The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

basically i think that explains it. you dont have to practice it to tolerate it. you just have to respect their beliefs and the people who believe them and not persecute them for it. but you can still stand up for what you believe in. it is hard when people automatically think youre being intolerant if you dont believe in it. theyre the ones who are small minded though

Intolerance is when you start to do something about it, it affects other people. It is something you put a stop to.

Acceptance is when it is a personal understanding that you reach with yourself about a situation or another person.

Tolerance is kind of the same thing, but the difference is that being TOLERANT of something doesnt mean you ACCEPT its existance and are neutral about it.

So if I were to witness to someone, (that's when I would talk to someone about what I beleive in, not nessicarily to try to convert them, but that usually is the long-term goal) I'm being intolerent by your definition? (Just FYI, I'm not trying to be mean or sarcastic just in case this is coming across that way, I'm just trying to clear it up.) Or when you say "do something about it", do you mean physically? Such as yelling, hitting, getting into physical fight over it, etc? Again, I'm really not trying to sound mean, I really just want to clear it up. Thanks! peace

Intollerance is when you disagree with something and you physically do something to change it, anything, talking, hitting, changing something, etc.

Acceptance is an agreement that you make, most often with yourself, that it is alright and you are not against it in any way, you dont try to change it.

Trying to convert someone is not being intollerant of their belief system necessarily, because normally intolerance contains a negative conotation that you totally 100% disagree. You may be intollerant of their beliefs, but you are not "being" intollerant just because you talk to them about it.

Accepting it would mean that you dont do anything about it and you keep your thoughts to yourself unless it is a discussion without any intention of changing it.