I was discussing religion with a friend from Philadelphia who was raised in a Quaker community, but, like me does not practice religion. Quakers are one of the few religions that are able to accept or forgive other systems. I try to model my relationships with others around the one basic precept of Christianity, the "Golden Rule", as they do, even though I am an Agnostic. It doesn't mean you have to accept others' beliefs. It just means that you must eschew your tendencies to act upon your own most hurtful thoughts. To my mind, that's the main reason Jesus was on Earth, if, in fact he was. Unfortunately, that simple teaching is ignored by most adherents of Christianity, especially the so-called "Evangellicals", and virtually alien to most other religions, especially Islam.