Christ didn't teach tolerance
Tolerance is accepting something you don’t like. In modern Western culture, a lot of Christians take that idea and apply it to everything.
If something opposes their beliefs or mocks them, they think the right response is to stay quiet and endure it.
This usually comes from how people interpret Christ’s example, especially when He was mocked and when He taught to turn the other cheek.
Because of that, many believers assume that being passive is what is expected of them.
But that reading is incomplete. A more consistent reading of the Gospels shows that Jesus made a distinction between personal persecution and real wrongdoing.
He accepted mockery directed at Himself, but He also directly challenged people like the Pharisees who were abusing religious authority and protecting their own power.
He did not stay silent in those situations, and He did not treat everything with the same level of tolerance.
And this matters, because many Christians don't stand up against what is wrong.
Turning the other cheek applies to personal offense. It shows humility and self-control, not weakness. But it does not mean ignoring what is false or unjust.
Jesus’ actions show that there are times when speaking out is necessary, especially when hypocrisy or corruption affects others.
So Christianity is not about passively accepting everything.
It requires discernment.
Christians can tolerate personal attacks while still standing against what they believe is wrong. If that balance is ignored, the faith gets reduced to just enduring things quietly, instead of reflecting both the humility and the courage that Jesus actually showed.